Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected between 1965 and 1970 by Richard S. White Jr. while visiting his aunt Mary Beck Moser (1924-2013) and uncle Edward W. Moser (1924–1976), both of whom were linguists who worked with the Seri; purchased by MAI from Richard White in 1973.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Comcaac (Seri)
- Collector
- Richard S. White, Jr. (Richard Stauffer White Jr./Richard A. White), Non-Indian
- Previous owner
- Richard S. White, Jr. (Richard Stauffer White Jr./Richard A. White), Non-Indian
- Seller
- Richard S. White, Jr. (Richard Stauffer White Jr./Richard A. White), Non-Indian
- Object Name
- Violin, bow, and bridge
- Media/Materials
- Wood, horsehair, cordage
- Techniques
- Carved, wrapped
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
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