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1919.25.32

Necked box lute with 14 frets and four bone pegs at bottom of sound box (2 missing). [LKG 14/10/2008]

1919.25.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Necked box lute with 14 frets and four bone pegs at bottom of sound box (2 missing). [LKG 14/10/2008]
Long description
Necked box lute with 14 frets and four bone pegs at bottom of sound box (2 missing). Varnished and inlaid with dark wood designs around sound hole and at base of sound box. 7 wooden pegs, 3 missing. [LKG 14/10/2008]
Cultural groups
Portuguese
Person
Maker J.J. De Sousa
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Amabel Nevill Sollas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1919
Date collected
By 1919
Acquisition information
Donated: 07/1919
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Animal Bone, Material Varnish, Process Carpentered, Process Perforated, Process Forged (Metal), Process Inlaid, Process Varnished
Dimensions
Length: max 745 mm, Depth: max 70 mm, Width: max 293 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1919.25.32

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lute

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