Drone

Museum number:
9-11830
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
21 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2910
Description:
Drone; stringed drone; large black-painted gourd with skin sounding board and two wire strings; stem banded with brass, two wood tuning knobs; pith bridge; length: 1.35 m.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India,Maharashtra; Bombay,Chor Bazaar
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection date:
Summer 1972
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Skin (collagenous material), Steel (alloy), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Chordophones (stringed instruments)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
December 7, 1972
Context of use:
Made by a man (Hindu).Sold by a general brass (copper/antiques) old and new seller in Bombay's antique market, Chor Bazaar (thieve's market)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1977-1978 #2: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (July 27, 1977–October 6, 1977) and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Drone, accession number 9-11830, described as Drone; stringed drone; large black-painted gourd with skin sounding board and two wire strings; stem banded with brass, two wood tuning knobs; pith bridge; length: 1.35 m.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Drone, accession number 9-11830, described as Drone; stringed drone; large black-painted gourd with skin sounding board and two wire strings; stem banded with brass, two wood tuning knobs; pith bridge; length: 1.35 m.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drone, accession number 9-11830, described as Drone; stringed drone; large black-painted gourd with skin sounding board and two wire strings; stem banded with brass, two wood tuning knobs; pith bridge; length: 1.35 m.

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