Fula Violin

A nyayaru , or chordophone, known colloquially as a Fula violin. It is composed of a gourd resonator and dark hair stretched over a bridge and up the wooden neck, that ends in a rattle. The gourd resonator is covered in scaled skin, probably snake, and decorated with a burnt design. Is it played with a bow.

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Further Information

  • Type: Musical instruments
  • Object: Fula Violin
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre, Wood, Metal, Leather, animal skin
  • Culture Group: Fula
  • Dimensions: 540mm x 155mm x 100 mm [violin]; 15mm x 68mm x 10mm [bow]
  • Production Date: Pre 1960
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Guy Massie-Taylor (Collector)
  • Museum: Glasgow Museums
  • Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1985.13.et

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