Object Details
- Donor Name
- Mary Anne Najjar
- 4 string ukulele ("concert" size) with case. Wood, with metal frets and plastic pegs. Natural medium-brown wood color. Head has "kk" (Kamaka) logo. Inside, a label reads "Handcrafted / Kamaka ukulele / Made in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A". Case is covered in black vinyl or plastic on the outside, and lined inside with gold colored faux fur. Founded in 1916, Kamaka is the oldest ukelele manufacturer in Hawaii, known for high quality craftsmanship.
- Record Last Modified
- 13 May 2024
- Specimen Count
- 2
- Culture
- Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi, Kanaka Maoli)
- Accession Date
- 19 Jan 2005
- Collection Date
- 1960 to 1969
- Accession Number
- 2033762
- USNM Number
- E432617-0
- Object Type
- Guitar / Case
- Length - Ukelele
- 59 cm
- Width - Ukelele
- 19.5 cm
- Height - Ukelele
- 6.5 cm
- Length - Case
- 66.5 cm
- Width - Case
- 22.5 cm
- Height - Case
- 10 cm
- Place
- Hawaii (Hawaiʻi), United States, Polynesia
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- Anthropology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_10061610
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3122bfd78-852a-4f71-a049-f4dded9d93a3
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