Musical instrument, stringed

Museum number:

9-10947

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Alternate number:

35a (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.2696

Description:

Musical instrument, stringed; wood, leather, hair, wire, & cloth; Length 76 cm.; width 13.5 cm.

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), Coconut shell, Hair (material), Leather, and Wood (plant 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:

Used daily by men of the wandering musician's caste (bhopa); instrument held in left hand, played w/bow (see bow, 9-10948) "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 of '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 the text label from the India exhibit, Sons of Vishvhakarma. made by men of 'bhopa' caste

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

Dimensions:

length 76 centimeters and width 13.5 centimeters

Loans:

S1985-1986 #36: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (May 5, 1986–June 15, 1987)

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