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Culture/People: probably Western Apache (attributed)
Artist/Maker: attributed to Amos Gustina (Naltwud/Nalsud), Western Apache, 1858-1945
Previous owner: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD, Providence, Rhode Island); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Museum of Art in 1945.
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Date created: circa 1910

Catalog Number: 20/7147
Barcode: 207147.000

Object Type: Music and Sound
Indigenous Term: nadah benagolze

Object Name: Violin and bow
Media/Materials: Agave stalk, metal wire, paint, horsehair, sinew
Techniques: Cut, carved, painted, wrapped
Dimensions: violin: 62.2 x 13.7; bow: 60 x 7.5 cm

Place: Arizona; USA

See related items: Western Apache; Music and Sound
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Outside Rasmuson Theater, Music and Dance

National Museum of the American Indian

Record ID: NMAI_221381

Metadata Usage (text): CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ab52a969-fc16-41e8-a465-dbc984c5c263

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