Sarangi (Musical Instrument) with Bow
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, unpainted. Body is flat on top and rounded underneath. The lower half of the top is covered loosely with skin, and the upper half is open. Wire strings (broken), wooden pegs, metal plate wrapped around neck and on the top of the neck. A cotton strap is threaded through a hole in the neck (carrying strap?). Bow made from short length of bamboo, with a set of hairs (horsehair?) attached at one end (presumably it would have alos attached at the other end, but it is broken).
label: Notes
content: Collector's Note: Sanrangi with strap and bow. Sarangi, an instrument played by the Gaines (musicians caste) is made with Khirra woods 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: 2
place: label: Place
content: Kihun, Tanahu 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: E433337-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Lute