Object Details
Donor Name
Mary Anne Najjar
Notes
Gibson 5-string electric steel guitar with case. Narrow, solid wood body with heavy varnish. Front is medium brown wood, back is darker brown, and the head and neck are black. Frets painted onto the neck. Steel strings and pegs. Pegs have plastic knobs over them (the plastic is covered in a powdery, crystalline efflorescence). Large bridge cover made of a layer of clear plastic over a brass-colored metallic backing. 2 knobs. On the side, near the bottom, is a hole, partly covered with a broken piece of plastic, with about a centimeter of electrical cord coming out from the guitar.
Record Last Modified
14 Jul 2023
Specimen Count
2
Culture
Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi, Kanaka Maoli)
American
Accession Date
19 Jan 2005
Collection Date
1940 to 1949
Accession Number
2033762
USNM Number
E432618-0
Object Type
Guitar / Case
Length - Guitar
81.5 cm
Width - Guitar
21 cm
Height - Guitar
6.5 cm
Length - Case
85 cm
Width - Case
23 cm
Height - Case
9.5 cm
Place
Hawaii (Hawaiʻi), United States, Polynesia
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_10061612