Stringed Instrument, Sarod
mid 19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Sarod, Benaras
Object details
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| Brief description | sarod (and 12 pegs); Musical, wood, gilt, green lacquer, Varanasi, mid 19th century, India |
| Physical description | Sarod, Benaras |
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| Gallery label | SAROD
Gilded and lacquered wood, parchment and leather with gut and metal strings
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
c. 1850
02020(IS)
Transferred to the V&A from the India Museum in 1879
The sarod is very similar to the rabab from Afghanistan. The musician plays it with a plectrum, sitting and holding the instrument in front of his body with the wide end resting on the right thigh, rather like a guitar. This gilded sarod belongs to a small group of surviving instruments with similar decoration, presumably made in the same workshop in Varanasi or possibly Patna.(01/08/17) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Room No. 7- continued. Case 41.] '02,020. FIDDLE. "Shourd;" gilt ornament on green lacquer, and bow; Benares. 4,439' |
| Bibliographic reference | Bor, J. and Bruguiere, P. Gloire des Princes: Louange des Dieux, Musee de la Musique, 2003.
p. 220, cat. no. 133 |
| Other number | 4439 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 02020(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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