American Five-String Fretless Banjo
date: label: date made
content: 1875-1899
notes: label: Description
content: This banjo was made by an unknown maker in North Carolina around 1875-1925. It is a Five-String Fretless Banjo, with a wooden neck and rim. Fragments of an untanned skin (possibly groundhog) head are still nailed to the rim. Although in derelict condition when acquired by the Smithsonian, the deep grooves worn into the fretless neck attest to the many hours of music this instrument gave to its owner.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: North Carolina
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.65.0717
label: catalog number
content: 65.0717
label: accession number
content: 258254
objectType: label: Object Name
content: banjo
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: animal skin (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 1/2 in x 10 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 82.55 cm x 26.035 cm x 6.35 cm