DepartmentAsia
Sitar
NameSitar
Place madeINDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA
MediumWood, gourd, ivory
Dimensions51 3/8 × 11 13/16 × 11 in. (130.5 × 30 × 28 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1968.25.5
Object numberFA.1968.25.5
DescriptionWood instrument with gourd soundbox. 4 main strings, 2 side strings, 11 sympathetic strings, 19 frets. 2 ivory pins onside of finger box support side strings. Ivory strip around top of soundbox bears circles and dots.
Artist not recorded
CA 1960, STAFF
ca. 1980, staff
ca 1963
1963
20th century
Late 19th - 20th C.
Mid-20th century