discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml sitar human history Tukua Tirohanga API Kupu whakaahuaSitarMade from a gourd, wood, plastic, and cotton thread. The sitar has a large ovoid gourd for a resonator. The neck is long and rectangular with plastic applied edges, wrapped around the reverse of the neck is red cotton string connecting the frets to the neck. Knobs at the top of the neck are wooden and carved to be fluted. Where the neck meets the resonator is an applied thin piece of wood that has been painted white and has the design of a red flower with a leave below and the word: JAI above the flower. The sitar is un-stringedWāhiIndiaAccession Number1988.144Rā Tāpiringa12 Jul 1988Tohu Tuakiri Kē52883 (ethnology)WāhangaWorld Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1988.144, 52883WāhiIndiaRāPre 1988Waitohu/mākaJAI (inscribed)Pāohogourd/fruit/plant materialwood/plant materialplastic/organic materialRaraunga Ine1125mm310mmTaumata whakarōpūSitarInstrument, StringedMusical InstrumentsMusical T&E06 Tools & Equipment for Communication 321.321 Necked bowl lutes321.32 Necked lutes321.3 Handle lutes321 Lutes32 Composite chordophones3 chordophonesWhakahounga o Mua03 Mar 2023 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60