Guitar
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: CORD-10
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- Material
- Pumpkin, wood, skin and nylon
Guitar acquired in the mid-1960s in Abidjan. It is formed by the bark of half pumpkin, covered in lambskin, wood and cauries subject with small pieces…
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Full original description
Guitar acquired in the mid-1960s in Abidjan. It is formed by the bark of half pumpkin, covered in lambskin, wood and cauries subject with small pieces of leather. These guitars were fashionable at the time in Côte d'Ivoire and although most of them were made for tourists the street musicians reached beautiful sounds with them.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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