Kamanja Bow
date: label: date made
content: 1800 - 1899
notes: label: Description
content: Bow for Greek fiddle; lyra; lera. This bow was made by an unknown maker in the Caucasus, probably 19th century. It is a kamanja bow made of a hand-hewn stick and extended frog of hardwood in one piece. Horsehair is tied to the tip and attached to the frog with a wrapping of twisted cloth. This flexible “bandage” allowed the player to adjust hair tension.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Hon. W. W. Rockhill
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.203721a
label: catalog number
content: 203721a
label: accession number
content: 35565
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bow
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cloth (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: horsehair (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 1/8 in; 46.99 cm x 6.35 cm x 2.8575 cm