Object Details
Collector
Brig. Gen. James D. Glennan
Donor Name
Frances Glennan
Notes
From card: "Instrument made of two pieces of wood hollowed out and glued together to form a cylinder 1 5/8" long and 2 5/8" diam; single metal wire string; incised and painted in geometric designs over surface. Bow 16" long; string missing. Entered as No. 136 in Glenna's catalog: 'Apache violin, made by Dominick, given me by Lieut. (Allyn K.) Capron 7th Cav. This style is an old Apache instrument and the probable origin of the sign language name for the Apaches.'" The name Dominick is written on the fiddle.
Dominick could possibly be Joseph Dominick, Chiricahua Apache, Apache name Dahahtsozhn. Dominick served in Company "L" , of the 7th Cavalry, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He died on May 17, 1898. He is buried in the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery, in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. https://apacheria.es/chiricahuas-2/
Record Last Modified
22 Apr 2022
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Apache
Apache, Chiricahua (?)
Accession Date
14 Nov 1947
Accession Number
177672
USNM Number
E385919-0
Object Type
Fiddle
Place
Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States, North America
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8419913