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Tanjore Tambura (male)

Tanjore Tambura (male). Culture: Indian. Dimensions: 57 1/2 × 15 × 10 in. (146.1 × 38.1 × 25.4 cm). Date: early 19th century.
This tambura is the larger in a set of two and thus called the male.  It is richly decorated with ivory inlay on the dark wood body.  Its resonator is bowl-shaped and made of wood.  This instrument was part of the collection of Y. G. Srimati, an Indian dancer and singer.  She danced for Gandiji and Kasturba and sang bhajans (devotional songs) at his prayer meetings in Madras in 1936.
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Titel:
Tanjore Tambura (male)
Tanjore Tambura (male). Culture: Indian. Dimensions: 57 1/2 × 15 × 10 in. (146.1 × 38.1 × 25.4 cm). Date: early 19th century. This tambura is the larger in a set of two and thus called the male. It is richly decorated with ivory inlay on the dark wood body. Its resonator is bowl-shaped and made of wood. This instrument was part of the collection of Y. G. Srimati, an Indian dancer and singer. She danced for Gandiji and Kasturba and sang bhajans (devotional songs) at his prayer meetings in Madras in 1936.
Technik/Material:
jackwood, rosewood, metal, bone
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Bildnachweis:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Freigaben (Releases):
Model: Nein - Eigentum: Nein
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Bildgröße:
3245 x 4400 px | 40.8 MB
Druckgröße:
27.5 x 37.3 cm | 10.8 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)