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Fiddle and Bow
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Fiddle and Bow

Artist/Maker (Nigeria)
Datecollected between 1960-1973
Mediumgourd, wood, snakeskin, hair, cotton, iron, resin and cowrie shell
DimensionsOverall (Fiddle): 17 5/8 × 7 × 3 7/8 in. (44.8 × 17.8 × 9.8 cm)
Overall (Bow): 14 5/8 × 7/8 × 1 1/8 in. (37.1 × 2.2 × 2.9 cm)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
    Object number91.0129A-B
    DescriptionThere is a close association between bards (griots) and leatherworkers in West Africa, especially in the Mande speaking area where they may be the same person, traveling from one location to the next, working for clients without regard to ethnic affiliation. Bards are also linked by tradition with blacksmiths who forge iron objects such as this bow.
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