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Banjo
Wood, skin and metal zither banjo, inlaid with mother of pearl which belonged to Dr L.D.A. Hussey, the meteorologist on 'Endurance'. The banjo was rescued from the ship before she sank, crushed by the ice of the Weddell Sea. Hussey played it during morale-raising concert parties organised by the survivors while they awaited rescue on Elephant Island. The banjo has been signed by expedition members…
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- Musical instrument
- Banjo
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/201
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- Musical instrument
- Banjo
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/201
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Place-Time
- Birmingham (Timezone: Europe/London)
- Birmingham (Herstellung)
Identifier
- #MINIM-UK:4698
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-12-16T15:27:33.841Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-12-17T12:57:36.684Z