321.321-6 Necked bowl lutes

A Baul dotara, round-backed lute. The slightly waisted back, the neck and the peg-box are carved from a single piece of wood. The curved peg-box, with pegs for four strings, terminates in a stylised bird's head. Glass fingerboard with a strip of paper with drawings of flowers and (Bengali?) writing beneath. Goat (?) skin soundtable perforated with 3 circular soundholes. Four strings of different gauges, 3 of steel wire, the proximal string of brass wire. Wooden bridge and plectrum tied to the bridge with string. Carrying strap. Purchased in 1976.

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MUSEUM NUMBER
M24-1992
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 771 x 150 x 143 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; hide; textile; metal thread; paper; glass; copper alloy; iron; metal; FI
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
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