Handmade Sarangi from Nepal

Length 32 cm 

Handmade Sarangi from Nepal. Made of one piece of wood.

The sarangi (Nepali: सारङ्गी) is a folk Nepalese string instrument, also very popular as a folk musical instrument in Northeast India. Unlike the classical Indian sarangi which has many sympathetic strings which are not bowed, the Nepali has only four strings, all of which are played. Traditionally in Nepal, sarangi was only played by people of Gandarva or Gaine caste, who sing narrative tales and folk song. However, in present days, it is widely used and played by many.