Taus
1750–1880
- Medium
- Polychromed wood, parchment, bone or ivory, gut, and metal strings; frets: bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 108 x 17.2 cm (42 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Musical instrument
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
India, Punjab
About
The taus was designed by a Sikh Guru to combine the sounds of string instruments and the plaintive cry of the peacock.