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Stringed Instrument (Vina Or Tamburi)

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    Object Details

    Collector

    Government Of India

    Donor Name

    Government Of India

    Notes

    STRINGED INSTRUMENT WITH FOUR TOP STRINGS AND THREE SIDE STRINGS. LONG, DEEP NECK ENDING IN CARVED DRAGON(?) HEAD. FLAT TOPPED, HEMISPHERICAL BODY. OF LIGHT TAN VARNISHED WOOD. FIVE PEGS ON ONE SIDE OF NECK, TWO ON OTHER SIDE. TOP SIDE OF NECK IS PAINTED BLACK AND GOLD WITH GOLD CROSS PIECES. DECORATED WITH IVORY INLAY ON SIDES OF NECK AND UPPER EDGE AND TOP OF BODY, ALL OF WHICH BEARS LIGHT INCISED FLORAL PATTERNS COLORED IN RED, BLUE, AND GREEN INK. HAS ADDITIONAL GOURD SOUND BOX PAINTED WITH DESIGN OF FLOWERS AND DEER IN GREEN, WHITE, RED, YELLOW AND GOLD. WAS MISNUMBERED AS 399592 (A DIFFERENT OBJECT WHICH IS ALSO PART OF ACC. 233799). NUMBER CHANGED TO 399532B BECAUSE OF CLOSE RESEMBLANCE TO 399532A, AND IDENTIFYING LABEL ATTACHED TO NECK OF BOTH INSTRUMENTS READING "T.1270 TANJORE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO-OP PRODUCTION & SALE SOCIETY LTD., SOUTH MAIN STREET, TANJORE".

    Record Last Modified

    26 Mar 2015

    Specimen Count

    1

    Accession Date

    26 Jan 1962

    Accession Number

    233799

    USNM Number

    E399532B-0

    Object Type

    Stringed Instrument

    Length - Object

    131 cm

    Width - Object

    37 cm

    Height - Object

    35 cm

    Place

    Tanjore (Thanjavur) area, Madras / Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

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    Anthropology

    Data Source

    NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

    Topic

    Ethnology

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e55526d8-9ab3-473f-9792-7c5b2ec82a42

    Record ID

    nmnhanthropology_8427906

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