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Sarangi

1800s

India

Medium
Wood, parchment, bone or ivory, wood inlays, gut, and copper strings
Measurements
Overall: 68 x 20.7 cm (26 3/4 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr. 1918.375
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A standing wood instrument features an hourglass resonator covered in taut, tan parchment. Four main strings stretch across a small bone bridge, ascending a wide neck detailed with dark teardrop-shaped inlays. The head is crowned by a cluster of tuning pegs, while four large, bulbous pegs extend horizontally from the sides. Along the left edge, a dense row of smaller pegs descends, their dark forms contrasting sharply with the warm, polished wood body.

Sarangi

1800s

India

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