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Zither (Appalachian dulcimer)
Zither (Appalachian dulcimer)

Zither (Appalachian dulcimer)

Edd L. Presnell (American, 1917–1994)
1962
Object PlaceBanner Elk, North Carolina, United States
Medium/TechniqueWalnut
DimensionsLength 89.4 cm, width 16.4 cm, height 4.9 cm (Length 35 3/16 in., width 6 7/16 in., height 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineSource unidentified
Accession number1989.138
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsPrinted label: HAND MADE (handwritten: No. 170)/ Mr. and Mrs. Edd L. Presnell/ WOODCARVING & DULCIMERS/ Banner Elk, North Carolina/ [handwritten: FEB. 13, 1962]/ Handcrafts Guild Stamp]ProvenanceBy the 1970s, accessioned as source unidentified to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 22, 1989)
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