Sarangi (Musical Instrument)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 14 Jun 2005
label: Collection Date
content: 1960 to 1969
name: label: Collector
content: John T. Hitchcock
label: Donor Name
content: Catharine McClellan
notes: label: Notes
content: Stringed musical instrument. Carved from wood, with fish and floral designs on the body. Black with red dots. Body is flat on top and rounded underneath. The lower half of the top is covered with skin (like a drum) and the upper half is open, with a cotton fabric strap tied around the middle. Cotton strings, wooden pegs. Three loose wooden pieces. A cotton strap is threaded through a hole in the neck (carrying strap?). Bow is catalog number E433334.
label: Notes
content: Collector's Note: Sarangi with strap. Collected in the hills around Pokhara. Sarangi, an instrument played by the Gaines (musicians caste) is made with Khirra wood and a goat skin base. The bow is made with goat intestine unless a parachute strings are bought. Articles and photos relating to the Sarangi and Gaine may be found in National Anthropological Archives, John Hitchcock Collection, Box 13, folder "Gaine of Nepal"
label: Record Last Modified
content: 11 Jul 2023
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Pokahara, Kaski district, Gandaki Zone, Nepal, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2032229
label: USNM Number
content: E433336-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Lute