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langspil
CD94-860
S79-2467

Artifact Number69-62
Current Cultural AffiliationsIcelandic
All AffiliationsIcelandic (culture)
Category06: tools and equipment for communication
Sub-categoryF060: musical tools and equipment
Place of OriginCountry - Canada, Province - Manitoba
MeasurementsLength 83.0 cm, Width 13.6 cm, Thickness 7.9 cm
Artist / Maker / ManufacturerArason, Benedikt
Earliest Possible Date1895/01/01
Latest Possible Date1905/12/31
CaptionLangspil (Icelandic Box Zither), Benedikt Arason, Husavik, Manitoba, ca. 1900
Additional InformationBy the time this instrument was made, the langspil had largely been replaced in Iceland by the violin, but Mr. Arason, the maker, would have remembered it from his childhood. This instrument was never played, only displayed as a memento.

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