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This unusual instrument combines the basic features of a Spanish guitar with the armadillo-shell back found in indigenous variants like the charango or the jarana. The latter is typical of the Yucatan peninsula, where this small guitar was made in the late 19th century.
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Title: Charango
Maker:
Marcos Manufactory
Date: late 19th century
Geography: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Culture: Mexican
Medium: Wood (sprunce, mahagony, rosewood), armadillo shell
Dimensions: L. 85.2 x W. upper bout 17.5 x W. lower bout 25.4 x D. 11.7 cm (33 9/16 x 6 7/8 x 10 x 4 5/8 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number: 89.4.2881
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