Fiddle

Fiddle Bow

Kemangah. Round wooden bowl-shaped body; flat and open at front and back and covered on each side by a thin membrane. Smaller opening at front. Metal spike extends through body near front. Round wooden neck, topped by peg box and bulbous black-painted wooden end. 3 lateral pegs (2 on one side, 1 on the other) painted black. Body and neck mounted with strips of inlaid materials, stripes of red separating intricate designs and star shaped patterns of black, gold, white, green, and brown. Inside of peg box painted red. Wooden bow with fine carved metal tips at each end. Black hair attached to metal ring at one end. Poor condition. 2 pegs broken and a part of one missing. Inlaid mounting detached. Membranes broken and split. Body loose from neck. Bow in good condition.

Length: 89cm. Diam of front membrane: 10 cm. Diam of back membrane: 17 cm. Length end spike: 20.5 cm. Length bow: 61.5 cm.