Partie d´un violon, avant 1920 ·  Tanzanie, Kwere · ID: 3042367

Description

wood, middle brown patina, pokerwork, red thread, elaborately carved shaft with drilled holes for fixing the strings, surmounted by a standing female figure, carrying a bellied vessel on the head and a child on her back, soundbox and cords missing, rep. (breakage vessel), slight traces of usage and abrasion;
a fiddle made by the same artist is to be found in the Reiss-Engelhorn Museum Mannheim (Inventory no “IV Af 9095”).
This instrument of Middle Eastern origin is played by striking it with a short bow. It is usually played by professional musicians who travel from village to village to perform at ceremonies.

Littérature comparée

Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 132 Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 328 f.

Publications

AHDRC: 0142340