Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Notes

From card: "Instrument made of two pieces of wood hollowed out and glued together to form a cylinder 1 5/8" long and 2 5/8" diam; single metal wire string; incised and painted in geometric designs over surface. Bow 16" long; string missing. Entered as No. 136 in Glenna's catalog: 'Apache violin, made by Dominick, given me by Lieut. (Allyn K.) Capron 7th Cav. This style is an old Apache instrument and the probable origin of the sign language name for the Apaches.'" The name Dominick is written on the fiddle.

Record Last Modified

6 Mar 2016

Specimen Count

1

Collector

Brig. Gen. James D. Glennan

Donor Name

Frances Glennan

Object Type

Fiddle

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Anthropology

Accession Number

177672

USNM Number

E385919-0

Culture

Apache

Topic

Ethnology

Place

Arizona, United States, North America