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'Ukarere (Ukelele)

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Name'Ukarere (Ukelele)

ProductionUnknown; circa 1990; Rarotonga

Classificationukuleles, stringed instruments

Materialswood, nylon, metal, shell (plant material)

DimensionsOverall: 126mm (width), 557mm (length)

Registration NumberFE010070

Credit linePurchased 1992 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds

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Category

Made of: wood
nylon
metal
shell (plant material)
Type of: ukuleles
stringed instruments
About: music
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Cook Islands Māori

Place

Made in: Rarotonga (Cook Islands)
Influenced by: Cook Islands