Object Details
Donor Name
Edward H. Smith Jr.
Notes
A 4-stringed musical instrument of roughly hewn wood, believed to be a form of sitar. The finger board contains 15 metal frets made of wire. Strings are secured to 4 tunings pegs at one end and a nail at the other. Belly is all wood, with three tiny sound holes piercing the top, and a few parallel lines deeply incised on the back. Sitar invention credited to 13th century Delhi musician named Amir Khusru, deriving name from Persian "si" (three) and "tar" (string).
Record Last Modified
10 Jun 2023
Specimen Count
1
Accession Date
10 Aug 1989
Accession Number
361230
USNM Number
E431889-0
Object Type
Sitar
Length
ca. 128 cm
Width
13.5 cm
Height
14 cm
Place
North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Asia
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8549845