321.322 Necked box lutes or necked guitars (-5)

Nanduni, wooden two-stringed lute. The neck and narrow, waisted body made of a single piece of wood, halved longitudinally, hollowed out and fixed together again. Flat back. The two sloping sides of the table meet at a central ridge carved with a single sound hole. There is evidence on the lower neck of where the raised frets were attached. The peg-box with holes for two pegs and surmounted by a turned wooden finial. Tall (75mm) wooden nut and fixed bridge (55mm). The string holder is a metal bar fixed to the table by two uprights. Pegs and strings missing. Inscribed on the back of the neck: 'THE GIFT OF/MRS G.BOYLE/NO.'

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MUSEUM NUMBER
M27.4.61/9
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 930 mm x 130 mm x 110 mm
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
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