Fiddle (sarangi) and bow

Fiddle (sārangī) and bow

19th century

Object Place: India

Medium/Technique Tun wood, goatskin

Dimensions Length 53.9 cm, width 15.8 cm, depth 12.7 cm (Length 21 1/14 in., width 6 1/4 in., depth 5 in.)

Credit Line Gift of the New England Conservatory of Music

Accession Number2005.205a-b

Provenance2005, gift of the New England Conservatory to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 27, 2005)

Multani ("Afternoon Raga")

Traditional

Performed by Ramesh Misra on a sarangi, made in Uttar Pradesh, about 1850