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Sitar

This sitar has a body of gourd and a neck of wood inlaid with ivory. It is played with a wire thimble-pick on the Harpindex finger of the right hand.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.321 Necked bowl lutes
  • Repository:University of Aberdeen Museums
  • Measurements:L: 1052; H: 220