Musical instrument stringed (jantar); bamboo shaft w/ glued wood frets, 2 gourds attached to body by papier mache; gourds painted yellow; wire string w/ large peg for tuning; 3strings & 3 pegs are missing; L. 122 cm.;w. 40cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India; Rajasthan
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Bamboo (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Chordophones (stringed instruments)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
w/2 gourds. Played, usually, by "Bhopas of the Goojar" community, who professionally use it to accompany the ballad of Bagrhwat (Bagarhawaton-ki-parh). An instrument of the harp family.