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Document identity
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98665
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Taus
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object
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Source metadata
id
98665
contentType
object
title
Taus
date
c. 1800
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79485223
genreSpecific
Musical Instrument
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 108 x 17.2 cm (42 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
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India, Punjab
accession
1918.361
Source extras
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Polychromed wood, parchment, bone or ivory, gut, and metal strings; frets: bronze
tombstone
Taus, c. 1800. India, Punjab. Polychromed wood, parchment, bone or ivory, gut, and metal strings; frets: bronze; overall: 108 x 17.2 cm (42 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.361
collection
Indian Art
didYouKnow
The <em>taus </em>was designed by a Sikh Guru to combine the sounds of string instruments and the plaintive cry of the peacock.
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 82
citation
D. S. M. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 134-43.
page_number
Mentioned: pp. 134-137
creditline
The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr.
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2026-05-29 05:19:40.052000
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98665
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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Indian Art
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Polychromed wood, parchment, bone or ivory, gut, and metal strings; frets: bronze
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