Musical instrument, stringed; bamboo, coconut shell, wood, leather, horsehair, wire; 84 cm. length; 13 1/2 cm. width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India; Rajasthan, Udaipur district
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
July 1969
Materials:
Bamboo (material), Horsehair, Leather, and Shell (animal 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:
played daily by men of the wandering musician's caste (bhopa); held in left hand, played w/ bow; for bow, see 9-10950; "Parchment is stretched across a coconut shell resonator which is attached to a bamboo neck. Two strings, one of hair, one of wire, are passed across a wooden bridge. The hair string is played by a bow w/ small bells or 'ghungrus'; the metal string is played with the knuckles. The other strings are sympathetic, responding to vibrations of the main strings. The 'ravanhatha' is used as accompaniment to the ballad of Pabuji, a great Rajasthani folk hero." The preceding is from text label from India exhibit, Sons of "Vishvakarma." made by men of 'bhopa' caste.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 84 centimeters and width 13.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975), S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975), and S1977-1978 #2: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (July 27, 1977–October 6, 1977)