Amos Gustina Apache Fiddle
The Apache fiddle, known in the Apache language as tsii' edo'a'tl (meaning "wood that sings"), is a unique bowed string instrument native to the Apache people of the Southwestern United States. It is widely recognized as the only native bowed string instrument found among North American indigenous cultures. The instrument is distinct for its use of local desert materials: Body is crafted from the hollowed-out stalk of a century plant (agave) or mescal plant. Strings Traditionally features one or occasionally two strings made of horsehair or sinew. The stalk is decorated with geometric designs in red, black, and green pigments, including rhomboid (diamond-shaped) sound holes. The simple curved wood bow, also strung with horsehair and resined with pine pitch to create friction appears to be a later replacement.
Attributed to Amos Gustina (1858-1945) an Apache from the San Carlos tribe
Circa: Late 19th Century
Size: 20" OAL
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