321.321 Necked bowl lutes

Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1970.431
Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1970.431
Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1970.431 Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1970.431

'Sruti vina' , originally with 2 wire strings. The fingerboard is marked to show the divisions of the octave in the Westerm and Indian musical systems. A fillet of ivory inlaid on the left side of the fingerboard is marked with the fret positions for playing the notes of the major diatonic scale C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. Another on the right side is marked with the fret positions for playing the srutis (22 microtones within the octave, identified in ancient and medieval Sanskrit texts) - 1-23 . Pegs and some frets missing.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1970.431
Date
19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1310 mm x 295 mm x 130 mm
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
In storage
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