Medium: Tortoise shell, wood, hide
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions: 24 x 6 in. (61.0 x 15.2 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 22.1693
Image: CUR.22.1693_top_PS5.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Two stringed lute. Tortoise shell resonater. Straight wooden neck. Carved at end of neck is a round tabular decoration. One of two pegs is still found in place. A fiber plucking cord is still attached to peg. The anterior surface of the resonator is a hide covering on which several round sounding holes are found. Condition: Worn. Tortoise shell is cracked. Hide is also cracked in sections and is beginning to come apart. Wood is scratched.