DepartmentLatin America
Four-stringed Musical Instrument
NameMusical Instrument
Artist
Artist not recorded
Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, armadillo shell, metal
Dimensions23 5/8 × 6 11/16 × 2 3/8 in. (60 × 17 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mrs. Walter Mayer, A.1967.28.1
Object numberA.1967.28.1
DescriptionWith sound box consisting of armadillo shell bottom piece, and wooden top piece which is attached to machine-made fretted neck piece and four tuning pegs.
19th Century
Early 20th C.
20th century
CA 1960, STAFF
Mid-20th century
Late 19th - 20th C.
c. 1960
ca. 1950, staff
1972