- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Lute
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Circa 1960
- Date collected
- 1960 - 1981
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1981
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Tortoise Carapace Reptile, Material Animal Skin, Material Cane Plant, Material Nylon Synthetic, Material Pigment, Process Carpentered, Process Perforated, Process Covered, Process Painted, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Width: max 120 mm, Length: max 565 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1981.29.1
Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lute
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