Two fiddles "gusle" · East Europe - Serbia / Herzegowina · ID: 3051263
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Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaDescription
wood, animal skin,
a) “gusle” with bow, dated 1884", handwritten graphite inscription on the reverse “…Herzegovina…” (illegible), h: 66 cm; l: 52 cm (bow)
b) “gusle”, decorated with metal rosettes and inlaid with white miniature glass beads, cover dam., l: 76 cm
The “gusle” is a Serbian string instrument with only one string (from twisted horsehair). It has a wooden sound box that is cut from one piece and is covered with goat skin. The instrument is held upright between the knees.
The object Two fiddles “gusle” with the object ID 3051263 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 352.
Comparing literature
Steinsiek, Irmelis, Musikinstrumente der Welt, Gütersloh 1981, p. 206, ill. 6