Banjo made by Lewis Snowden: Museum Object and Cultural History
Banjo made by Lewis Snowden: Date: 1860s. Created by: Lew Snowden, American, 1848 - 1923. Type: banjos.
The object in the museum catalogue
A six-string banjo handmade by Lew Snowden. The banjo is made of wood and metal with a skin drum head. The skin is split and curled in several places. The head of the banjo has only one tuning peg attached, and no strings are attached. There are faint white fret markings on the instrument's neck.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1860s
- Created by: Lew Snowden, American, 1848 - 1923
- Type: banjos
- Medium: wood, animal skin, metal
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 36 5/8 × 11 13/16 × 2 9/16 in. (93 × 30 × 6.5 cm)
- Place used: Knox County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Craftsmanship
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Folk (Music)
- Topic: Free communities of color
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Popular music
- Object number: 2024.65.1
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard L. Sacks and Judith Rose Sacks from the Snowden Collection
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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