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Nyckelharpa

ALTERNATE NAME(S)
  • Kontrabasharpa
  • Österbyharpa
Date1800-1825 ca.
Place MadeSweden, 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
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.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01144
On View
Not on view
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