Name/Title
SouvenirEntry/Object ID
2019.52.6Description
Folk art hand made miniature banjo souvenir made of cardboard, white drum head with faint, yellow, uneven lines that are parallel to the strings. Thin, black strip around the rim, strings made of thread running from the peghead to the black, rectangle bridge and tailpiece. The sides of the drum and the surface of the resonator are decorated in a black and blue checkered pattern unevenly outlined in gold; six-pointed gold stars are staggered but in a diagonal fashion where the points of the checkered squares meet. Black fingerboard has gold frets. Black peghead with four metallic drops with stamped circles woven fabric strap connected to top of pegboard and base of body. Body 1 3/4"h x 1 3/4w x 3/8"d.Dimensions
Height
3-7/8 inWidth
1-5/8 inDepth
3/8 in