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Mountain banjo
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Mountain banjo

Frank Proffitt
1960s
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueWood, metal, calfskin
DimensionsLength x width (approximate): 76.2 × 20.3 cm (30 × 8 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund
Accession number2020.71
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1963, sold by the maker to Robert Fraker (d. 2018), Massachusetts; 2018, by inheritance to his wife, Lillian Fraker; October 2018, sold by Lillian Fraker to James F. Bollman, Carlisle, MA; 2020, sold by James F. Bollman to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2020)