Guitar case owned by Pete Cosey
date: label: Date
content: after 1984
name: label: Manufactured by
content: TKL Products Corp., American, founded 1984
label: Used by
content: Pete Cosey, American, 1943 - 2012
notes: label: Description
content: Hardshell guitar case made by TKL Products. Exterior is black synthetic leather over wood; interior is lined with synthetic fur. Interior lining of lide has impression of guitar strings. Neck support in case has brown patch with TKL logo and [MADE IN CANADA] stamped into it. Case has four gold-tone drawbolt closure latches and black handle along side that opens. Case lid has mark in gold that appears as a stylized E, W, or M.
place: label: Place made
content: Canada, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: 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, Gift of Karumah, Dunni, Ishmak, Aribania and Mariama Cosey in memory of Baba Pete Cosey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.105.2.2
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: wood and imitation leather with synthetic fiber and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 45 7/8 × 19 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (116.5 × 49.5 × 16.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 45 7/8 × 22 1/4 × 24 7/16 in. (116.5 × 56.5 × 62 cm)