Appalachian Dulcimer
Object type: Appalachian Dulcimer
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Nathan Hicks|Mr. Winterly|John Jacob Niles
Artist bio: Beech Mountain, Rominger, Wautaga County, North Carolina, ca. 1895| |American, Louisville, Kentucky 1892–1980 Lexington, Kentucky
Artist role: Maker|Maker|Maker
Artist nationality: American|American|American
Date: 1934
Medium: Wood, copper
Dimensions: Length: 93.1 cm (36-11/16 in.);  Greatest width: 19.5 cm (7-11/16in.); Depth of soundbox:  5.9 cm (2-5/16 in.); Sounding length of strings: 73 cm (28.-3/4 in.).  Complete measurements in departmental files.1975.122
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-plucked
Geography:  Rominger  North Carolina United States  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1975
Accession year: 1975