Wixarika Kanari (Guitar)

April 1 The kanari is a traditional string instrument of the Wixáritari, an Indigenous people of what is now western Mexico. It is traditionally used to accompany a violin known as a xaweri, drums, and rattles.

Guitar

Collection History: Collected in 1937 by Donald B. Cordry (1907-1978, a collector and amateur ethnologist) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Culture/People: Wixarika (Huichol)
Collector: Donald B. Cordry (Donald Bush Cordry), Non-Indian, 1907-1978

Date created: circa 1930

Object Name: Guitar
Media/Materials: Wood, metal wire, tree pitch/gum
Techniques: Carved, bent, glued
Dimensions: 60 x 19.5 x 9.5 cm

Object Type: Music and Sound
Indigenous Term: kanari

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