Black guitar case for G6138 "Bo Diddley" model square guitar
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2005
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Gator Cases, American, founded 2000
label: Owned by
content: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: A Gator brand molded guitar case made of hard, black plastic and metal. The exterior has black plastic handles and wheels with silver metal hinges and clasps. The interior is made from a yellow spray foam and a light-colored cloth. The exterior of the case has several cartoon-like illustrations in silver marker. At left is a small cartoon figure in a bow tie and jacket next to a square guitar and the words [ROCK – N – ROLL]. Beneath the guitar is [BO DIDDLEY]. At right is [LOVE / NOT / WAR] in stylized writing and a banner with two running figures. Along the bottom edge is [ELIAS MCDANIEL] with a PO box.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.177.3.1b
objectType: label: Type
content: cases (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic with metal, cloth and foam
label: Dimensions
content: 47 1/2 × 20 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (120.7 × 52.1 × 21.6 cm)