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Exhibit display with a stylized artistic guitar illustration on a blue background, accompanied by informational panels and a small model of hanging figures in a museum or gallery setting. View fullsize
Display case with handmade jewelry, including various bracelets, necklaces, and a small stuffed animal. View fullsize
A small display with a wooden violin decorated with white strings and tags hanging from its strings. The tags have hearts and handwritten notes. The display is positioned in front of a teal-colored wall, with a person in a maroon dress standing nearb View fullsize
A museum exhibit featuring a large photo of three people playing musical instruments, with a caption noting their names and the date and location. The exhibit area contains display cases with artifacts and informational panels, and a small table with View fullsize
A woman with shoulder-length hair and wearing a red top is standing and observing a display about Len Wilson, a fiddler from the Route 1 Island, Oregon. The display features photos of an elderly man playing the violin, along with text and maps. View fullsize
A glass display case in a museum showcasing framed art and documents. View fullsize
Display case with vintage shoes, a wooden hoop, and musical instruments, with chairs and other objects in the background. View fullsize
Museum exhibit with guitars, framed photos, and informational plaques on teal walls and wooden display cases. View fullsize
Exhibit display about Bobby Georgekish, featuring a large poster with photos of people playing violins, a sign with Finnish text, and a coat with fur-lined hood hanging on a teal wall. View fullsize
Exhibition display panels about Bobby Georgekish, a Waskaganish youth and fiddle player and dancer, featuring photos of him playing the fiddle and participating in traditional dancing. View fullsize
A display case showing a carved wooden bowl and a woven textile featuring traditional patterns. View fullsize
A museum display featuring musical instruments, including a violin and bow, enclosed in a glass case. There are informational posters with images of people and text behind the display. View fullsize
A display case containing a violin, a set of bagpipes with a tartan cover, and a small bow. The case is on a wooden floor and there is a sign in the background that reads 'Nimitau Let's Dance'. View fullsize
A gallery wall with framed photographs, wooden bird sculptures hanging, and informational plaques in an exhibition space. View fullsize
Exhibit display with informational posters about traditional musical instruments and musicians, including a photo of musicians playing guitars and a fiddle, in a museum or cultural center. View fullsize
Exhibit display with a stylized artistic guitar illustration on a blue background, accompanied by informational panels and a small model of hanging figures in a museum or gallery setting.
Display case with handmade jewelry, including various bracelets, necklaces, and a small stuffed animal.
A small display with a wooden violin decorated with white strings and tags hanging from its strings. The tags have hearts and handwritten notes. The display is positioned in front of a teal-colored wall, with a person in a maroon dress standing nearb
A museum exhibit featuring a large photo of three people playing musical instruments, with a caption noting their names and the date and location. The exhibit area contains display cases with artifacts and informational panels, and a small table with
A woman with shoulder-length hair and wearing a red top is standing and observing a display about Len Wilson, a fiddler from the Route 1 Island, Oregon. The display features photos of an elderly man playing the violin, along with text and maps.
A glass display case in a museum showcasing framed art and documents.
Display case with vintage shoes, a wooden hoop, and musical instruments, with chairs and other objects in the background.
Museum exhibit with guitars, framed photos, and informational plaques on teal walls and wooden display cases.
Exhibit display about Bobby Georgekish, featuring a large poster with photos of people playing violins, a sign with Finnish text, and a coat with fur-lined hood hanging on a teal wall.
Exhibition display panels about Bobby Georgekish, a Waskaganish youth and fiddle player and dancer, featuring photos of him playing the fiddle and participating in traditional dancing.
A display case showing a carved wooden bowl and a woven textile featuring traditional patterns.
A museum display featuring musical instruments, including a violin and bow, enclosed in a glass case. There are informational posters with images of people and text behind the display.
A display case containing a violin, a set of bagpipes with a tartan cover, and a small bow. The case is on a wooden floor and there is a sign in the background that reads 'Nimitau Let's Dance'.
A gallery wall with framed photographs, wooden bird sculptures hanging, and informational plaques in an exhibition space.
Exhibit display with informational posters about traditional musical instruments and musicians, including a photo of musicians playing guitars and a fiddle, in a museum or cultural center.
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