Object Details
- Collector
- John T. Hitchcock
- Donor Name
- Catharine McClellan
- Stringed musical instrument. Carved from wood, with fish and floral designs on the body. Black with red dots. Body is flat on top and rounded underneath. The lower half of the top is covered with skin (like a drum) and the upper half is open, with a cotton fabric strap tied around the middle. Cotton strings, wooden pegs. Three loose wooden pieces. A cotton strap is threaded through a hole in the neck (carrying strap?). Bow is catalog number E433334.
- Collector's Note: Sarangi with strap. Collected in the hills around Pokhara. Sarangi, an instrument played by the Gaines (musicians caste) is made with Khirra wood and a goat skin base. The bow is made with goat intestine unless a parachute strings are bought. Articles and photos relating to the Sarangi and Gaine may be found in National Anthropological Archives, John Hitchcock Collection, Box 13, folder "Gaine of Nepal"
- Record Last Modified
- 11 Jul 2023
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Accession Date
- 14 Jun 2005
- Collection Date
- 1960 to 1969
- Accession Number
- 2032229
- USNM Number
- E433336-0
- Object Type
- Lute
- Place
- Pokahara, Kaski district, Gandaki Zone, Nepal, Asia
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- Anthropology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_11623320
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ca58c3e6-e623-4700-b82e-c4ab3cca7c1b
