Indian Guitar

Object Details

Donor Name

Henry W. Elliott

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

1

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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Anthropology

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8344452

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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