Musical Instrument Museum - MIM - Did you know? In 1879, migrant workers from the Portuguese island of Madeira brought to Hawaii their own small guitar-like instruments, later dubbed 'ukulele, or “jumping
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Machete, a traditional stringed instrument from Madeira, slightly smaller than a soprano ukulele. photo by josieelias on Envato Elements
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CANKER Tenor Ukulele Irin 21 Polegada Walnut Madeira 18 Traste Acústico Ukelele Guitarra Mahogany Fingerboard Pescoço Havaí 4 Cordas guitarra - Walmart.com
![Ukulele. Culture: Polynesian (Hawaii). Dimensions: Height: 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm) Width: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). Date: ca. 1880. The most familiar Hawaiian instrument is the 'ukulele, a small type of Ukulele. Culture: Polynesian (Hawaii). Dimensions: Height: 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm) Width: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). Date: ca. 1880. The most familiar Hawaiian instrument is the 'ukulele, a small type of](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/2bbab3f5371c4da38e78322a0d4078b8/panpg6.jpg)
Ukulele. Culture: Polynesian (Hawaii). Dimensions: Height: 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm) Width: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). Date: ca. 1880. The most familiar Hawaiian instrument is the 'ukulele, a small type of
![Original Manuel Nunes ukulele on display. The only one that has made it's way back home to Madei - Picture of Pukiki Tiki Bar, Madeira - Tripadvisor Original Manuel Nunes ukulele on display. The only one that has made it's way back home to Madei - Picture of Pukiki Tiki Bar, Madeira - Tripadvisor](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-p/12/45/f3/f7/original-manuel-nunes.jpg)
Original Manuel Nunes ukulele on display. The only one that has made it's way back home to Madei - Picture of Pukiki Tiki Bar, Madeira - Tripadvisor
![A. Dias, manufacturer of ukuleles, taropatch and guitars. All kinds of repair work. 1130 Union Street Honolulu. A. Dias Hawaiian star, January 10, 1906, Page 7 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015415/1906-01-10/ed-1/seq-7/ The first group of ... A. Dias, manufacturer of ukuleles, taropatch and guitars. All kinds of repair work. 1130 Union Street Honolulu. A. Dias Hawaiian star, January 10, 1906, Page 7 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015415/1906-01-10/ed-1/seq-7/ The first group of ...](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W382MG/a-dias-manufacturer-of-ukuleles-taropatch-and-guitars-all-kinds-of-repair-work-1130-union-street-honolulu-a-dias-hawaiian-star-january-10-1906-page-7-httpchroniclingamericalocgovlccnsn820154151906-01-10ed-1seq-7-the-first-group-of-portuguese-immigrants-to-hawaii-invented-the-ukulele-after-they-arrived-in-august-1879-via-the-ss-ravenscrag-that-ship-included-cabinet-makers-from-madeira-island-who-brought-the-medeiran-machete-in-their-new-country-ukulele-inventors-manuel-nunes-jos-do-esprito-santo-and-augusto-dias-developed-the-ukulele-and-the-hawaiians-adopted-it-u-W382MG.jpg)