Strickland Fife
date: label: Date made
content: 1979
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This fife was made by Napolean Strickland in Como, Mississippi, in 1979. It is made of cane, with 4 fingerholes.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Napoleon Strickland (1919–2001), sometimes known as Napolian Strickland, was a fife and drum blues artist, and songwriter, and vocalist specializing in country blues, specifically North Mississippi hill country blues. He also played guitar, drums, harmonica, fife, and all manner of percussion instruments. Strickland made recordings for Arhoolie, Testament, Living Country Blues, and Venerable record labels.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Mississippi, Como
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0043.03
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0043.03
label: accession number
content: 1980.0043
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fife
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cane (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 5/16 in x 7/8 in; 36.35375 cm x 2.2225 cm