Banjo. Metal soundbox with top and bottom covered with snake skin. Neck and pegs of wood, ivory trim. Neck and soundbox painted red with floral trim. Chinese writing on back of neck. Bridge and strings appear to be recent additions. Length: 60.5 cm; soundbox diameter: 19 cm.
Donor:
Polly Blanchard
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China, unspecified.
Collector:
Dudley Blanchard and Mrs. Dudley Blanchard
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material), Metal, Skin (collagenous material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Banjos and Floral patterns
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
September 1, 1981
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 60.5 centimeters and diameter 19 centimeters
Loans:
S1994-1995 #9: SFO Museum (April 7, 1995–December 1995)