Artifact Number:
 2003.005.001a

Object:
INSTRUMENT, STRING
Ukulele

Material:
 Plant (koa), plastic, shell, metal

Dimensions:
 

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Ukulele of koa with light and dark wood inlay around soundhole and edges, light-colored wood knobs, metal frets, and pearl shell inlay fret markers at 5 and 7. Head has metal plaque reading "Radio Tenor" and sticker with royal seal reads "Ukulele o Hawaii/Leonard Nunes 1916." Gifted in memory of Albert Woodbury.

This object is associated with Leonard Nunes

Collection Name: 

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