Lute
A1001
From: India
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Esrar |
Object Number | A1001 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian |
Provenience | India |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood |
Iconography | Peacock |
Description | Esrar. Fiddle with elegant resonator in shape of peacock. Body and neck of bird are painted black with yellow dots with red centers all over it. Curved neck 12 cm. long protrudes from resonance box. Gold wings, one on either side of body, protrude slightly from the body with red feet on the bottom. The bird's tail forms the neck of the instrument, which is painted green with large dots colored red, gold, green, and black in concentric circles. Five black pegs, two frontal, three lateral. Condition good - restored. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
Other Number | C-unknown - Seder Number |
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