Indian Guitar

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Object Details

Donor Name

Henry W. Elliott

Notes

FROM CARD: "THE BODY IS BOOT-SHAPED MADE FROM A BLOCK OF WOOD, WITH A BELLY OF THIN WOOD FASTENED TO THE BODY WITH PEGS. THE NECK IS SQUARE AND SPLICED TO A PROJECTION THAT EXTENDS SHORT DISTANCE FROM END OF BODY. THE HEAD IS 1/8 IN. WIDER THAN THE NECK. IT HAS TWO STRINGS."

Record Last Modified

30 May 2023

Specimen Count

Culture

Eskimo, Poonook (Punuk)

Accession Date

18 Nov 1874

Accession Number

74A00060

USNM Number

E15615-0

Object Type

Stringed Instrument

Place

Poonook (Punuk), Alaska, United States, North America

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33f6b5459-e6a7-4b79-8e41-9dce53d9a948

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8344452