Five-String Fretless Banjo
date: label: date made
content: 1850 - 1900
label: date made
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This banjo was made by an unknown maker in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century. It is a Five-String Banjo, with a wood shell, and friction pegs. The head of the banjo is painted with a scene depicting an African-American man and woman and a yellow squash plant. The head is fastened with decorative nails.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Banjos
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mary E. Maxwell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.381927
label: catalog number
content: 381927
label: accession number
content: 160028
objectType: label: Object Name
content: banjo
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29 in x 9 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 73.66 cm x 24.13 cm x 6.35 cm