Object Details
- Description
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1915-1925
- ID Number
- 1981.0181.01
- accession number
- 1981.0181
- catalog number
- 1981.0181.01
- Object Name
- fiddle
- Physical Description
- wood (part material)
- metal (part material)
- paint, lacquer (part material)
- Measurements
- 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
- Place Made
- United States: New Mexico, Truchas
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Violins
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_605632
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-3182-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
