Bowed lyre (jouhikko) and bow
Dick Backlund
(Finnish, active mid-20th century)
1949
Object PlaceHelsinki, Finland
Medium/TechniqueBirch, spruce
DimensionsLength 64.8 cm, width 14.4 cm (Length 25 1/2 in., width 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Lindsey Fund
Accession number1982.8a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
Provenance1982, accessioned as source unidentified to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 13, 1982)
1860–1900
late 19th century
1804–10
before 1916
mid to late 19th century
1900–50
1930–50s
about 1750
1840s
19th century