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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Woman Playing a Lute (đàn tỳ bà)
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Woman Playing a Lute (đàn tỳ bà)

Artifact ID1966.45.2
Object Type Sculpture
Gifter
Date Unknown
Date GiftedOctober 25, 1966
Medium Ivory
DimensionsOverall H 13 3/4 in x W 3 5/8 in x D 2 7/8 in (34.9 cm x 9.2 cm x 7.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionIvory sculpture of an woman playing a stringed instrument. On clear acrylic base.
Historical NoteThis figure was given to President Lyndon B. Johnson by His Excellency Air Vice Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky, Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam on October 25, 1966, during the Manila Summit in the Philippines. The Summit was a gathering of 7 nations united in their determination to secure the freedom of South Vietnam. The woman in the sculpture is playing the đàn tỳ bà, a traditional Vietnamese four-stringed lute.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from a foreign official to First Lady Lady Bird Johnson during the Johnson Administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives on January 1969 for deposit with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts of State (National Archives Identifier 189698376)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • October 25, 1966
On view
Place Gifted
Vietnam