Instrument, Gusle

Dublin Core

Title

Instrument, Gusle

Subject

Ethnology
Tools & Equipment for Communication
Musical T&E
Musical Instruments

Description

Gusle: single-string knee violin. It is wooden with detailed carvings. The sound box is covered with a skin (usually goat). The neck has two horse head carvings facing each other and there is a carving of a circular pattern on the reverse of the sound box. There is no bow.

Identifier

2022-0008-0001

Medium

Wood

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Donor

Special Collections

Continent

Europe

Country

Serbia

Cultural Region

Balkans

Cultural Area

Dinaric Alps (Croatia to Albania)

Collection

Citation

“Instrument, Gusle,” University of Arkansas Museum, accessed May 5, 2024, https://uamuseum.omeka.net/items/show/84112.