Restaurarea unui instrument tradițional indian – Saraswati Vina – o abordare interdisciplinară
Restoration of a traditional indian instrument – Araswati Vina. An interdisciplinary approach

Summary/Abstract: This Saraswati Vina, a traditional Indian wooden instrument, is a collector’s item from the first half of the 20th century, owned by the art historian Pavel Șușară. The instrument was brought to the laboratory by Rodica Pop, to be restored and presented at the certification exam for Restoration of movable cultural property – wood support. Since the challenges posed by the piece were of an interdisciplinary nature, we worked in a team coordinated by Vasile Ioniță, an expert in wood restoration, in collaboration with Dr. Loredana Axinte and associate professor Dr. Bogdan Ungureanu – experts in sculpture restoration and painting on wood, polychrome wood, and with specialists in metal restoration – Victor Emanuel Grecu and Ilie Cojocaru, experts in metal restoration. The object has suffered numerous damages due to wear and tear or improper storage and handling conditions, as well as some rough restoration interventions over time. The instrument was initially subjected to physicochemical and microscopic investigations, then fully restored, without considering the functionality of the instrument, but only the aesthetic aspect and the rigors related to the field of restoration.

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