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Banjo
Banjo

Banjo

Late 19th century
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueOak, maple, walnut, brass
DimensionsLength: 91.4 cm (36 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund
Accession number2017.4016
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1970s sold by an antique dealer, ME, to Jim Bollman, Arlington, MA; 2017, sold by Bollman to the MFA . (Accession Date: October 11, 2017)
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