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Stringed Musical InstrumentH1.264

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.

Culture
Andes
Material
armadillo skin, sinew, wood and brass metal
Made in
La Paz, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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