Sitar

Unknown

late 19th century · Gourd, wood, ivory, metal · Musical Instruments

Six-stringed sitar with gourd body and no sympathetic strings. Originally a gourd providing additional balance but little resonance was attached near the top of the hollow neck.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Gourd, wood, ivory, metal

Culture

Indian

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889