Sitar

Unknown

1950s · Wood, gourd, and bone · Musical Instruments

Muhammad Azmi learned to make sitars and related instruments in Bombay (Mumbai), India in the early twentieth century. He moved to Lahore and established a workshop and music store around 1925, naming the shop in honor of his home city. This sitar was probably made before the partition of India in 1947. The instrument has two tumbas (gourds) and unusually is in two colors, with a black front and yellow/brown gourds. It has simple painted floral decorations, a peacock head, and painted tuners. It was owned by sitarist Hasu Patel and played by her son Mehool Patel.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1950s

Medium

Wood, gourd, and bone

Culture

Pakistani

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Gift of Dr. Mehool Patel & Dr. Alpana Grover, 2022