id:			98665
accession number:	1918.361
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.361
updated:		2025-03-29 11:19:06.099000

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

title:				Taus
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creation date:			c. 1800
creation date earliest:		1750
creation date latest:		1880
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creditline:			The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr.
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culture:	India, Punjab
technique:	Polychromed wood, parchment, bone or ivory, gut, and metal strings; frets: bronze
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: Overall: 108 x 17.2 cm (42 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: Music in Art
	opening date:   1945-10-02T05:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: Music in Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2, 1945-February 4, 1946).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Ralph King [1855–1926], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1918
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1918–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 82
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136230

	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
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136517

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