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Guitar

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Ch'uta (Chuta)

    Collector

    A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

    Collection History

    Collected in 1924 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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    Date created

    circa 1910

    Catalog Number

    13/5730

    Barcode

    135730.000

    Object Type

    Music and Sound

    Indigenous Term

    charango

    Object Name

    Guitar

    Media/Materials

    Armadillo shell, wood, metal, shell/shells, twine/string

    Techniques

    Inlaid, glued, carved

    Dimensions

    45 x 13 x 7 cm

    Place

    Cochabamba Department; Bolivia

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    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d162f357-d182-4dde-98e2-0637f4168f89

    Record ID

    NMAI_146116

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