Collector:

James G. Swan  Search this

Donor Name:

James G. Swan  Search this

Culture:

Ahtna  Search this

Object Type:

Stringed Instrument

Place:

Interior, Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

14 Nov 1882

Collection Date:

1882

Notes:

FROM CARD: "WOOD. A SMALL STRINGED INSTRUMENT OF THE BANJO ORDER. TRIANGULAR, FLAT BODY, LONG NECK, AND ... CARVED HEAD; ONE STRING, TIGHTENED WITH A WOODEN PEG. THIS INSTRUMENT IS COMMON AMONG THE INDIANS OF THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA, AND RESEMBLES THE CHINESE FIDDLE."

Record Last Modified:

17 Jul 2023

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

012054

USNM Number:

E56471-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f555558f-3547-479a-a896-44be70ee1a6e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8469497