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Lute (tambura)
Lute (tambura)

Lute (tambura)

19th century
Object PlacePossibly Madras, India
Medium/TechniqueRosewood, ivory
DimensionsLength 78.9 cm, width 17.1 cm, depth 13.3 cm (Length 31 1/16 in., width 6 3/4 in., depth 5 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number17.77
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1917, sold by Schwaiger, London, to Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy for the MFA. (Accession Date: January 4, 1917)
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