The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c11.168

c11.168

THE Sârangi found in Upper India differs slightly from that of the South and the Deccan. The head is generally carved to represent the neck of a swan, and the body is rounded instead of being square; the number of sympathetic strings, too, is often less. The beautiful specimen shown in the upper part of the plate is in the possession of Mr. C. Purdon Clark, C.S.I., through whose kindness Mr. Gibb has been enabled to make this representation. The instrument is ornamented with ivory and inlaid with small turquoises. The tuning and the method of playing the Northern Sârangi do not differ from that of the instrument described under the preceding plate.