mid-19th century
India
Object qualities
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Objectmusical instrument: Sitar
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWood
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Size53 1/2 Г— 14 13/16 Г— 3 1/2 in. (135.9 Г— 37.6 Г— 8.9 cm)
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Geography details
India -
Country today
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Datemid-19th 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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The heart-shaped wood body on this early sitar is decorated with ivory inlay showing vegetal designs and the Tree of Life. Unlike the modern instrument, the sitar at this time did not have sympathetic strings.
