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Mountain Banjo

Date1880-1920

OriginAmerica, North Carolina

MediumMaple, poplar, gut

DimensionsOL: 32"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2005.708.4

DescriptionMountain banjo, wooden with small hide head similar to others with turned top and backs that have been found in Watauga County, NC. The top, back and neck are maple and the head is hide.
InscribedWritten on the hide head is Wm. Witherill, Endeavor, PA.
ProvenanceCW purchased from Roderick Moore of Ferrum, VA, in 2005.