Object Details
- Description
- This banjo was made by an unknown maker in the United States around 1878-1882. It is a Five-String Fretless Banjo, with 9 brackets with eagles and 1 bracket with a shield (replacement), and a metal covered wood hoop. The brackets are similar to those on commercially-made banjos available through musical instruments distributors such as J. Howard Foote. This instrument was rebuilt by Kyle Creed of Galax, Virginia around 1965.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1878-1882
- ID Number
- MI.70.21
- catalog number
- 70.21
- accession number
- 290542
- Object Name
- banjo
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- animal skin (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 1/2 in x 11 in x 2 1/2 in; 87.63 cm x 27.94 cm x 6.35 cm
- place made
- United States: Virginia, Galax
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Banjos
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_605686
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-31fa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
