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Treatment of an Indian Sarangi

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Object: sarangi, stringed musical instrument
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Date: Collected between 1891-1914, 
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Acc.#: 2014-13-107
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In progress
Materials: Wood, bone, rawhide, leather, ferrous alloy wire, textile, gut
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Collection: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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Provenance: India (estimated)
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Surface cleaning the wood. Photo: Evan Krape

Treatment Overview

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  • Surface cleaning of all elements

  • Humidification and loss compensation to rawhide

  • Repairs to bone bridge

  • Replication of missing elements 

  • Restringing/repairs to strings 

  • Reattaching gut strings

Condition
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Metal strings are broken, detached, and heavily tangled. Gut strings detached. Punctures to rawhide

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Missing bridge, bow, and leather strap. Degraded textiles elements. Pegs stuck in place or fully detached

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Overall surface grime​. Chalky accretion. Metal strings highly brittle

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Treatment

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