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
Date made
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
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Violins
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_605632
