Ukulele

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Object Details

Donor Name

Miss Mary E. Maxwell

Notes

From card: "Small guitar now known as ukulele, acquired before 1899..." Label inside reads: "Jose do Espirito Santo, guitar maker. Violins and guitars repaired at reasonable rates. Honolulu HI". Smaller than a modern ukelele.

Object was on display in National Museum of Natural History exhibit "Na Mea Makamae o Hawai'i - Hawaiian Treasures", 2004-2005.

Record Last Modified

13 Jul 2023

Specimen Count

Accession Date

23 May 1941

Accession Number

160028

USNM Number

E381917-0

Object Type

Guitar

Place

Honolulu, Oahu (Oʻahu) Island, Hawaii (Hawaiʻi), United States, Polynesia

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Anthropology

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/334674b8b-b58a-4dfc-beb9-d4f668062fb6

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8417585