19th century
India
Object qualities
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Objectmusical instrument: Sarangi
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWood, metal, parchment, horsehair, mother-of -pearl, ivory, paint
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SizeL. 24 3/4 Г— W. 8 1/4 Г— D. 4 15/16 in. (62.8 Г— 21 Г— 12.5 cm)
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Geography details
India -
Country today
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Date19th century
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CultureIndian
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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A sarangi is a bowed stringed instrument with a skin-covered resonator. The typical sarangi is made by hand, usually from a single block of tun wood. The playing strings are usually made of goat gut, but on this example the top two strings are metal. This small sarangi is unusual in that it does not have sympathetic strings.