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Hiren Roy Bangladeshi
This instrument was a gift from famed sitar virtuoso Ustad Vilayat Khan Sahib to his student Hasu Patel. It was one of the last instruments made by the pre-emient luthier Hiren Roy in Calcutta. It is typical of other instruments used by Vilayat Khan and his family with a single tumba (gourd).
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Title: Sitar
Maker:
Hiren Roy (Bangladeshi, East Bengal 1922-1992 Calcutta)
Date: ca. 1990
Geography: India
Culture: Indian
Medium: Wood, bone, plastic, gourd
Dimensions: L. 54 in. x H. 13 in. x W. 17 in.
Classification: Musical instruments
Credit Line: Gift of Mehool Patel and Alpana Grover, 2022
Object Number: 2022.487.3a, b
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