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An ancient type of instrument showing the twenty-two 'Srutis' or enharmonic intervals which exist in the Indian octave.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"","categories":[],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SSEA","id":"THES48598"},"images":["2015HU1311","2015HU1312","2015HU1309","2015HU1310","2015HN2197","2015HN2195","2015HN2196"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES404302"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Stringed instrument","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[],"productionDates":[],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Presented by Rajah Sir Sourindro Mohun Tagore, Kt., Mus. 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He worked extensively to advance knowledge of Indian music, including donating several collections of Indian musical instruments to institutions across Europe and North America. For instance, he donated a collection of instruments to the Royal College of Music in 1884, a collection to The Met in New York and one to King Leopold II of Belgium in 1876 which became the nucleus of the Musée Instrumental du Conservatoire Royale de Musique. He didn't ignore his home country and donated a collection to the Indian Museum in Kolkata.\r\n\r\nPresented by Rajah Sir Sourindro Mohun Tagore, Kt., Mus. Doc. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"\"Sruti vina\", a variant of the Saraswati vina, (6 ivory pegs); Musical, gourd wood ivory, painted gilded, India","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"SARASWATI VINA\r\nGourd, wood, ivory and\r\nlac, painted and gilded,\r\nmetal strings and steel\r\nfrets set into wax beds\r\nSouth India, possibly\r\nVizagapatam, Andhra\r\nPradesh\r\n1870-90\r\nIS.82-1890\r\nGiven by Rajah Sir Sourindro Mohun\r\nTagore\r\nThe Saraswati vina is associated with the\r\nsouthern Indian musical tradition. It is usually\r\nplucked with the fingers but can also be played\r\nwith a plectrum. Saraswati is the goddess of\r\nknowledge and is credited with the systematic\r\narrangement of sounds into the musical scale.\r\nThe donor of this object, Sir S.M. Tagore,\r\nexperimented with new and modified\r\ninstruments, here reducing the number of frets.","date":{"text":"01/08/2017","earliest":"2017-08-01","latest":"2017-08-01"}}],"partNumbers":["IS.82-1890"],"accessionNumberNum":"82","accessionNumberPrefix":"IS","accessionYear":1890,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-09-21","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-25","availableToBook":false}}