Taos Folk Fiddle
date: label: Date made
content: 1915-1925
notes: label: Description
content: This folk fiddle was made in the Taos area of New Mexico around the 1920s. This folk fiddle comes from the Taos region of New Mexico. According to its previous owner, this fiddle was used in the village of Truchas by the Penitentes brotherhood to accompany sung prayers (alabados). The wooden case made for this instrument is lined with commercial fabric from the 1920s. The instrument with a long rectangular “box” body bears ornamental “S” sound-holes on the table. The neck is terminated in a plain, flat peg-head with four pegs. This violin is made of wood, painted black overall. The neck is reinforced with a metal plate at the top block area.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New Mexico, Truchas
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Violins
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0181.01
label: accession number
content: 1981.0181
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0181.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fiddle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (part material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (part material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint, lacquer (part material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27 3/4 in x 4 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 70.485 cm x 11.4935 cm x 4.445 cm