EKTARA
Title EKTARA
Accession Number 3409/1
Museum Name Indian Museum, Kolkata
Gallery Name N.A.
Object Type Musical Instruments
Main Material Wood
Component Material II Leather
Component Material III Cotton
Country India.
Provenance Balaghat Dist., India.
Origin Place Balaghat Dist., India.
Find Place Balaghat Dist., India.
Period / Year of Work 19th Century
Inscription NA
Tribe Baiga.
Dimensions Length- 109.5 cm, Diameter-16 cm. (remeasured)
Brief Description

Percussion instrument, consists of an elongated designed wooden handle with a wooden bowl. Wooden resonator which is covered with hide and tightened by cotton strings. Single string is tied to tuning with three pegs.

Strings torn and handle broken. Used for accompaniment with vocal songs and music.