Object Details
- Description
- This banjo was made by an unknown maker in North Carolina around 1875-1925. It is a Five-String Fretless Banjo, with a wooden neck and rim. Fragments of an untanned skin (possibly groundhog) head are still nailed to the rim. Although in derelict condition when acquired by the Smithsonian, the deep grooves worn into the fretless neck attest to the many hours of music this instrument gave to its owner.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1875-1899
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- animal skin (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 32 1/2 in x 10 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 82.55 cm x 26.035 cm x 6.35 cm
- Object Name
- banjo
