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On display at V&A South Kensington
South Asia Gallery, Room 41

Bin Sitar

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
India (made)

Small bin sitar (stringed instrument) with fifteen pegs, wood, gourds and wire, painted.


Object details

Object type
Bin sitar
Materials and techniques
Wood, gourds, wire, paint
Brief description
Small bin sitar (stringed instrument) with fifteen pegs, wood, gourds and wire, painted, India, 19th century
Physical description
Small bin sitar (stringed instrument) with fifteen pegs, wood, gourds and wire, painted.
Dimensions
  • Length: 115.5cm
  • Height: 32cm
Gallery label
  • BIN-SITAR Wood with ivory, painted gourds and metal strings Probably Pune, Maharashtra 1850-90 IS.47-2002 From the collection of Major Charles Russell Day This is a rare hybrid instrument, unique to the Pune region. It looks like a rudra vina or bin and has the same sequence of strings, but it is smaller, and the moveable frets and flat-faced neck are like the sitar, which was more common by this time. The resonance comes from the hollow neck as well as from the gourds. The paintings mostly show manifestations of the god Vishnu. (15/09/2015)
Other number
LOAN:DAY.4 - Previous loan number
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.47-2002

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Record createdDecember 4, 2003
Record URL
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