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Title	[Instrument: banjo, gourd pot]
Creator	unknown
Medium of Original	crafts
Date of Orginal	1880/1900
Dimensions	7.5" x 7" x 39.5"
Description	This handmade banjo's origin is unknown, but it is typical of a 19th century Appalachian banjo constructed by African-Americans who had cultural ties to the West coast of Africa. The banjo's pot is created from a vegetable gourd. The tuning gears are wooden friction pegs as were typical on late 19th and early 20th century banjos. Even though this banjo has a peg along the side of the neck like a 5-string banjo, note that this instrument has only 4 strings total. This specific instrument has had two periods of total renovation. In 1992 Brasstown luthier Horger Knight sanded and stained the fret board of the instrument and spray-painted the back of the neck black. In 2007 Georgia luthier Jerry King installed a new tailpiece and bridge and a new calfskin head.
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Musical instruments -- Appalachian Region, Southern Banjo -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	instruments
Time Period	pre-1890 1890s
Source Institution	John C. Campbell Folk School
Collection	Artifact Collection. Musical Instruments, ca. 1890s-present.
Inventory Number	JCCFS_334
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC 28902
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Title	[Instrument: banjo, gourd pot]
Creator	unknown
Medium of Original	crafts
Date of Orginal	1880/1900
Dimensions	7.5" x 7" x 39.5"
Description	This handmade banjo's origin is unknown, but it is typical of a 19th century Appalachian banjo constructed by African-Americans who had cultural ties to the West coast of Africa. The banjo's pot is created from a vegetable gourd. The tuning gears are wooden friction pegs as were typical on late 19th and early 20th century banjos. Even though this banjo has a peg along the side of the neck like a 5-string banjo, note that this instrument has only 4 strings total. This specific instrument has had two periods of total renovation. In 1992 Brasstown luthier Horger Knight sanded and stained the fret board of the instrument and spray-painted the back of the neck black. In 2007 Georgia luthier Jerry King installed a new tailpiece and bridge and a new calfskin head.
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Musical instruments -- Appalachian Region, Southern Banjo -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	instruments
Time Period	pre-1890 1890s
Source Institution	John C. Campbell Folk School
Collection	Artifact Collection. Musical Instruments, ca. 1890s-present.
Inventory Number	JCCFS_334_2
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC 28902
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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