Coconut banjo
1880s
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueCoconut shell, wood, metal, calfskin
DimensionsLength x width (approximate): 25.4 × 12.7 cm (10 × 5 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund
Accession number2020.72
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceJune, 18, 1985, anonymous sale, Christie’s East, New York, lot 7 [see note], to James F. Bollman, Carlisle, MA; 2020, sold by James F. Bollman to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2020)
NOTE: One of a pair of coconut banjos included in lot 7.
NOTE: One of a pair of coconut banjos included in lot 7.
about 1975
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
19th century
1950–75
1854
