Violin

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Title

Violin

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Shetland Islands-born James Williamson (1854-1942) made this violin from kauri and tōtara - native New Zealand timbers. It has a fern-like motif carved in the back of the scroll. Williamson used native timbers for many of his violins. WoodworkerWilliamson is said to have made his first violin on a voyage from Scotland to New Zealand in 1874, using wood given to him by the captain. In 1906, he began working for the Post and Telegraph Department in Wellington as a woodworker. While there, he w...

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Image

Date created

1941

Creator

James Williamson

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/619169

Related subjects

kauri (wood) / tōtara (wood) / ebony / steel / paper / violins / musical instruments / stringed instruments / woodworking / Wellington

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