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Violin

MOA: University of British Columbia

3010/28 a-b

Stringed instrument (part a) and bow (part b). Instrument body is made from a gourd; the neck and fret are made of wood and plastic inserts. The gourd has two f-holes above the bridge. There are four tuning pegs below the scroll. The wooden bow has a short tip at one end, and a handle at the other. The bow appears to be strung with hide?

  • Type of Item violin
  • Culture Kamentsa
  • Material wood, gourd, synthetic fibre, plastic, animal skin
  • Measurements height 72.0 cm, diameter 14.5 cm (part a) height 44.5 cm, width 2.0 cm, depth 6.5 cm (part b)
  • Creator Basilio Juajibioy
  • Previous Owner Diego Samper, Marlene Samper
  • Received from Diego Samper, Museum of Anthropology Director's Budget
  • Made in Putumayo
  • Creation Date during 1989
  • Collection Date during 1989
  • Ownership Date before August 4, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on August 4, 2013
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3010/0028 a-b

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