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Nyckelharpa
Alternate name:Kontrabasharpa
Alternate name:Österbyharpa
Date: 1800-1825 ca.
Place Made:Sweden, Europe
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionBack, sides, and neck carved from single piece of spruce
Spruce top
Black-painted maple tailpiece, keys, keybox, and pegs
Black-painted hardwood bow
Spruce top
Black-painted maple tailpiece, keys, keybox, and pegs
Black-painted hardwood bow
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson, "Gallery I Nears Completion – Displays American Musical Instruments," Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter 2, No. 1 (April 1975), p. 2.
André P. Larson, The National Music Museum: A Pictorial Souvenir (Vermillion: National Music Museum, 1988), p. 22 & 53.
André P. Larson, The National Music Museum: A Pictorial Souvenir (Vermillion: National Music Museum, 1988), p. 22 & 53.
Object number: 01144