Object Details
- Description
- This banjo was made by an unknown maker in North Carolina around 1875-1925. It is a Five-String Fretless Banjo, with a wooden neck and rim. Fragments of an untanned skin (possibly groundhog) head are still nailed to the rim. Although in derelict condition when acquired by the Smithsonian, the deep grooves worn into the fretless neck attest to the many hours of music this instrument gave to its owner.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1875-1899
- ID Number
- MI.65.0717
- catalog number
- 65.0717
- accession number
- 258254
- Object Name
- banjo
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- animal skin (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 32 1/2 in x 10 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 82.55 cm x 26.035 cm x 6.35 cm
- place made
- United States: North Carolina
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Banjos
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_605680
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4e50-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
