Spike Fiddle
Object type: Spike Fiddle
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: possibly Chinese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Snakeskin, paper, wood, ivory
Dimensions: L. 63.9 cm (25- 3/16 in.); W. 5.4 cm (2-1/8 in.); D. body:11.5 cm (4-9/16 in.); pegs: 15 cm (5-15/16 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Geography:     China?  
Credit line: Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946
Accession year: 1946