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Banjo

(American)
about 1885
Object PlaceProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
Medium/TechniqueWood, metal, calfskin
DimensionsLength x width (approximate): 94 × 30.5 cm (37 × 12 in.)
Credit LineLucy Scarborough Conant Fund
Accession number2020.76
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance2015, sold by Bernunzio Uptown Music, Rochester, NY to James F. Bollman, Carlisle, MA; 2020, sold by James F. Bollman to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2020)
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