Mandolira
Object type: Mandolira
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Nicòla Turturro
Artist bio: American, Bitonto, Italy 1872–1953 New York
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American, born Italy
Date: ca. 1905
Medium: Spruce, mahogany, rosewood, tortoiseshell, metal, various materials
Dimensions: Overall: L.  ±64.8 x W. 35 x D.  ±15.4 cm (25 1/2  x 13 3/4 x  6 1/16 in.)
Fingerboards: L. (nut to base)  25 x W. at base 4.4 cm (9 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Body: L. (without arms):  ±24 cm x W at widest 23.5 
Vibrating length of strings:  33.3 cm and 33.5
Soundhole diameter:  ±6.0 x 3.7 cm
Width across tips of arms:  35 cm

Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:  Mount Vernon  New York United States  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1975
Accession year: 1975