Stringed Musical Instrument Item Number: H1.264 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, guitar-like instrument with a rounded back covered by a full armadillo pelt (head included). Body is carved from light brown wood, with ten sinew strings laid over a dark brown wooden neck with brass frets and a wooden nut. A peanut-shaped headstock holds ten machine heads--one of which is missing--which protrude from the back.
Item History
- Made in La Paz, Bolivia before 1927
- Collected between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Stringed Musical Instrument
- Identification Number
- H1.264
- Type of Item
- musical instrument
- Material
- armadillo skin, sinew, wood and brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, tied, glued, nailed and inlaid
- Overall
- height 46.0 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 6.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- La Paz, Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/1477