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Fiddle (masenqo) and bow
Fiddle (masenqo) and bow

Fiddle (masenqo) and bow

19th century
Object PlaceEthiopia
Medium/TechniqueOlive wood, goatskin
DimensionsLength 90 cm, width 33.2 cm, depth 10.2 cm (Length 35 7/16 in., width 13 1/16 in., depth 4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2190a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
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