basy (double bass) bow

Maker: Unknown
Owner: Franciszek Kotula Ethnographic Museum in Rzeszów
Inventory number: MRE 8122b
Description: an early form of bow; frog attached to the stick with wire; notches on the stick enable regulation of hair tension; the lower part of hair attached to the frog using nails and a piece of leather, the upper part of hair attached to the stick with copper wire and nails
Measurements: 490 mm
Materials: wood, metal, black horse hair, leather
Catalog card by: Jolanta Pękacz / Zbigniew J. Przerembski


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