Lute
51-46-121
From: India
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Vina |
| Object Number | 51-46-121 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India |
| Date Made | 18th Century - 1908 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Gourd | Ivory |
| Technique | Painted | Inlaid |
| Iconography | Cows | People | Peacocks | Elephant |
| Description | Wood with gourd body of yellow color. Face made of wood with elaborate ivory inlay cut out along edges where ivory is attached to gourd. Seven colorfully painted figures on body face(2 cows, 2 people, 2 peacocks, 1 elephant) forming a circle. Opposite the elephant is a design in red and white. Ivory stringholder protruding at bottom. Long slender wooden neck with designs and ivory inlay. Ivory bridge and 4 pegs. Condition is good except that all pegs are broken and all strings are missing. |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951 |
| Other Number | 08-697 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-121 - Old Loan Number | C488 - Seder Number |
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