Monochord musical instrument with gourd resonator. [MJD 25/03/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Monochord musical instrument with gourd resonator. [MJD 25/03/2013]
Long description: Monochord musical instrument with gourd resonator. The gourd has a crack that has been stitched with string. A piece of the gourd is missing. The gourd is attached to the cane neck with string. The head of the cane is carved. There is a twisted string along the length of the neck. [MJD 25/03/2013]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Bihar Chota Nagpur
Person: Field collector Ellen Margaret Fitzadam-Ormiston; PRM source Ellen Margaret Fitzadam-Ormiston
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1934
Date collected: By 1934
Acquisition information: Donated: 1934
Materials and processes: Material Gourd Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Strung, Process Repaired (local), Process Stitched
Dimensions: Length: max 822 mm, Width: max 95 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1934.12.74
Research and responses: According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Online, Chota Nagpur is in eastern India, in Bihar state, and is the collective name for the Ranchi, Hazaribagh, and Kodarma plateaus. [CW 29/3/2000]

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