A sarangi, a fiddle-like instrument, made in the 1960s. The instrument was collected in the hills around Pokhara, Nepal, where the sarangi is played by the Gaines, a Nepali musician caste.
Sarangi (Musical Instrument)
- Notes
- Stringed musical instrument. Carved from dark wood, unpainted. 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. 4 wire strings, wooden pegs. One loose wooden piece (bridge?). A cotton strap is threaded through a hole in the neck (carrying strap?). Bow is attached by a string. Bow is made from bamboo stick, with horsehair attached to each end.
- Collector's Note: Collected in the hills around Pokhara. 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"
- Record Last Modified
- 11 Jul 2023
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Data Source
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Collector
- John T. Hitchcock
- Donor Name
- Catharine McClellan
- Accession Date
- 14 Jun 2005
- Collection Date
- 1960 to 1969
- Object Type
- Lute
