Kamanja Bow
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This bow was made by an unknown maker in the Caucasus, probably 19th century. It is a hand-hewn flexible stick with black painted ends, wooden stylized frog attached to stick with gut string; black horsehair attached with metal rings. Accessioned with kamanja (Cat. #072976).
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 Dr. Geo. J. Engelmann
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.072982
label: catalog number
content: 72982
label: accession number
content: 13300
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bow
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: horsehair (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5/8 in x 20 5/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 52.3875 cm x 4.7625 cm