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Kaunas
Kauno apskritis

Šv. Gertrūdos gatvė

Kanklininkas

Chant

Player on the kanklės, a Lithuanian plucked string musical instrument (chordophone), of the zither family

Robertas Antinis
1968

Description

Huge granite sculpture of a kanklės player. The shape of the kanklės is indicated with walls in the lawn in which the player stands.

Sculptor

Robertas Antinis (Kaldabrunia, Latvia 1898 - Kaunas 1981), Lithuanian sculptor, father of , son of Robertas Antinis (jr.), who made a commemorative plaque for his father (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 54°53'58" - E 23°53'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lt136; Photograph: 14 July 2013
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