Balalaika
Object type: Balalaika
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Russian
Artist: Ustin Smolensky
Artist bio: born 1891
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Russian
Date: 1939
Medium: Wood, celluloid, other materials
Dimensions: L. 73.5 cm; W. 46 cm; H. 11 cm
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:  New York  New York United States  
Credit line: Gift of Ustin Smolensky, 1948
Accession year: 1948