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Electric Bass

Jens Ritter German

2011

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Electric Bass, Jens Ritter (German, born 1972), Maple, ebony, nickel-plated steel, plastic, German — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Electric Bass, Jens Ritter (German, born 1972), Maple, ebony, nickel-plated steel, plastic, German

Electric Bass, Jens Ritter (German, born 1972), Maple, ebony, nickel-plated steel, plastic, German

Electric Bass, Jens Ritter (German, born 1972), Maple, ebony, nickel-plated steel, plastic, German

Electric Bass, Jens Ritter (German, born 1972), Maple, ebony, nickel-plated steel, plastic, German

Electric Bass, Jens Ritter (German, born 1972), Maple, ebony, nickel-plated steel, plastic, German

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Title: Electric Bass

Maker: Jens Ritter (German, born 1972)

Date: 2011

Geography: Deidesheim, Germany

Culture: German

Medium: Maple, ebony, nickel-plated steel, plastic

Dimensions: Label: 13 x 46 in. (33 x 116.8 cm)

Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked

Credit Line: Gift of Jonathan M. Singer, 2012

Accession Number: 2012.103.1, .2

Chronology

Central Europe (Austria, Germany, and Switzerland), 1900 A.D.-present

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