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6.17 GUITAR MADE FROM ARMADILLO SKIN Armadillo skin, wood and catgut, 500 x 160 x 170mm Circa 1870-1895
as being made from a coconut shell: possibly the cataloguer at Stonyhurst had never seen an armadillo before.
This bizarre musical instrument comes from the Jesuit missions in Guyana. It is uncertain whether it was made to be used seriously or as a joke or souvenir. It was originally identified
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