Kamaycha / lute

Description

Kamaycha or short-necked lute with heavy wooden resonator with sound table of calf or goat skin, eleven strings of gut and wire, and inlays of ivory and mother of pearl: Indian, Rajasthan, 19th - 20th century

Museum reference

A.1995.853

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Kamaycha / lute

Production information

Rajasthan, India, South Asia

Date

19th - 20th century

Materials

Wood, Skin, Gut, Wire, Ivory, Mother of pearl, Leather

Physical description

Wooden resonator, sound table of calf or goatskin, inlays of ivory and mother of pearl, leather carrying strap, fabric resin bag

Associations

A.1995.856