Tubaphone Deluxe banjo, serial no. 51577
Object type: Tubaphone Deluxe banjo, serial no. 51577
Department: Musical Instruments
Artist: Vega Banjo Company
Artist bio: American, 1880–1960
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1924
Medium: Wood, metal, bone, ivoroid, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: APPROX: L: 88cm (34 5/8in.); Head Diameter ca. 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.); String length: longest: ca. 72 cm; shortest: ca. 55.5 cm
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Credit line: Gift of Peter Szego, 2022.
Accession year: 2022