Stringed Musical Instrument

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Donor Name
Dr. Shyam Yodh
From Card: "A. Instrument — body of half a coconut shell to one edge of which fastened the straight thin neck with two small bridges for the single copper wire string. Turn key at lower end next to body. It is thought this is an early type of Indian instrument. B. Wrapper — plain piece of tan silk to wrap up the instrument"
Record Last Modified
28 May 2023
Specimen Count
2
Culture
Indian
Accession Date
5 Jan 1978
Accession Number
329863
USNM Number
E418590-0
Object Type
Stringed Instrument
Place
East, India, Asia
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NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8450468
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b6ff5aca-9cf6-4ef4-ae75-90941b561d61
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