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Setār-e Ketābī

Setār-e Ketābī

Flat-Bodied Setâr

Ostad had several setārs, an instrument he said was made for intimate conversations with God. One of these, which he had named Bolbol or nightingale, was a small traveling setār with a flat body. Despite its small size, Ostad was able to elicit from it a remarkably loud sound.

Flat-Bodied Setār

Maker:

Ramazān Shāhrok (Iranian)

Date:

1953

Medium:

Mulberry, walnut, wire

Dimensions:

14 × 2.5 × 68 cm

Classification:

Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted

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