Genre: black-and-white photographs / Subject: Sitar - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: A narad vīṇā (right) length 31”, with 2 tuning pegs; an Irani sitar, length 32”, with 3 tuning pegs for playing strings and 8 pegs for sympathetic strings.
Date:: November 12, 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: At the workshop of Vilayat Hussain Brothers, instrument makers, and two gourds (tumba) with neck-piece fitted, the second with decoration leaves added, for a sitar or taṃbūrā.
Date:: December 19, 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: Instrument maker hollowing of the stem (dandi) in making a sitar or taṃbūrā at the workshop of Vilayat Hussain Brothers.
Date:: December 19, 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: Instrument maker hollowing of the stem (dandi) of a sitar of taṃbūrā at the workshop of Vilayat Hussain Brothers
Date:: December 19, 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: Preparation of the gourd (tumba) in making a sitar or taṃbūrā at the workshop of Vilayat Hussain Brothers.
Date:: December 19, 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: “Music class in progress Barve’s school.” Madhukar Barve, son of Manahar Barve (Manahar Barve Sangeet Vidyalay), teaches a group of three violinists, two sitarists, one vertical flutist, one tablā player, and one harmonium player. Two small children sit in the center of the circle. At Manahar Barve Sangeet Vidyalaya music school.
Date:: October 10, 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: “Music class in progress Barve’s school.” Madhukar Barve, son of Manahar Barve, teaches a group of three violinists, two sitarists, one vertical flutist, one tablā player, and one harmonium player. Two small children sit in the center of the circle. At Manahar Barve Sangeet Vidyalaya music school.
Date:: October 10, 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: Afghanistan sitar (44”), sūrbahār (52”), kathiawari sitar (44”).
Date:: November 12, 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: At the workshop of Vilayat Hussain Brothers, instrument makers, and two gourds (tumba) with neck-piece fitted, the second with decoration leaves added, for a sitar or taṃbūrā.
Date:: December 19, 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: At the workshop of Vilayat Hussain Brothers, instrument makers, and three gourds (tumba) in various stages of preparation for making a sitar or taṃbūrā.
Date:: December 19, 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

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