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  • Object[134]
  • no[3]
  • yes[131]
  • no[134]
  • african[47]
  • american[1]
  • asian[36]
  • mediterranean[2]
  • near eastern[30]
  • oceanian[18]
  • bagpipe[1]
  • clarinet[1]
  • double clarinet[3]
  • drum[4]
  • drum beater[1]
  • drumstick[1]
  • dulcimer[2]
  • dulcimer stricker[2]
  • fiddle[14]
  • fiddle bow[5]
  • finger piano[1]
  • flute[1]
  • goblet drum[3]
  • gong[1]
  • harp[6]
  • horn (animal part)[2]
  • inner duct flute[2]
  • kettledrum[9]
  • lute[29]
  • lute fragment[7]
  • lyre[2]
  • malimba[2]
  • marimba[2]
  • melody tube[1]
  • moon guitar[2]
  • mouth organ[1]
  • musical horn[3]
  • notched flute[1]
  • oboe[3]
  • panpipes[1]
  • psaltery[1]
  • ratchet[1]
  • rattle[6]
  • resonator[1]
  • slit drum[1]
  • spiked fiddle[3]
  • spiked fiddle tuning peg[2]
  • stringed instrument[2]
  • tambourine[2]
  • tanbur[2]
  • trumpet[4]
  • vessel rattle[1]
  • violin[1]
  • violin bow[1]
  • wind instrument[1]
  • xylophone[2]
  • xylophone striker[2]
  • zanza[1]
  • zither[2]
  • africa[1]
  • akar[1]
  • arabian peninsula[1]
  • asia[1]
  • athens[1]
  • borneo[4]
  • burma[1]
  • china[10]
  • constantinople[2]
  • crete[1]
  • dakar[3]
  • damascus[1]
  • east africa[1]
  • egypt[2]
  • ethiopia[4]
  • georgia (country)[13]
  • greece[2]
  • guinea[1]
  • india[15]
  • jamaica[1]
  • japan[3]
  • java[12]
  • kenya[1]
  • khartoum[5]
  • kokand[2]
  • konakri[1]
  • korea[1]
  • krasnovodisk[1]
  • libya[5]
  • matabeleland[1]
  • morocco[3]
  • near east[1]
  • north africa[5]
  • philippine islands[2]
  • romania[1]
  • russia[4]
  • samarkand[5]
  • samarqand[2]
  • sardinia[1]
  • senegal[3]
  • sierra leone[1]
  • south africa[1]
  • southern india[2]
  • sudan[8]
  • syria[1]
  • taskend[1]
  • thailand[4]
  • tiflis[13]
  • trabzon[1]
  • trebizand[1]
  • tripoli (libya)[5]
  • tunis[1]
  • tunisia[4]
  • turkestan[6]
  • turkey[1]
  • turkey (country)[2]
  • uganda[7]
  • uzbekistan[6]
  • west africa[2]
  • west indies[1]
  • zanzibar[3]
  • arabian[2]
  • arabic[1]
  • chinese[7]
  • dayak[2]
  • indian[13]
  • islamic[2]
  • japanese[4]
  • korean[1]
  • north african[1]
  • thai[4]
  • caribbean[1]
  • east africa[2]
  • north africa[4]
  • animal head[1]
  • bat[1]
  • bird[1]
  • cow[2]
  • elephant[2]
  • flower[1]
  • flowers[1]
  • human[2]
  • human face[1]
  • leaves[1]
  • mouse[1]
  • peacock[1]
  • serpent[1]
  • snake[1]
  • arabic language[1]
  • chinese language[1]
  • english language[1]
  • aluminum[2]
  • animal skin[1]
  • bamboo[11]
  • bone[1]
  • brass[6]
  • bronze[1]
  • cane (plant)[3]
  • ceramic[4]
  • cloth[1]
  • coconut[1]
  • coconut shell[1]
  • copper[2]
  • coral[1]
  • cotton[1]
  • cowrie shell[1]
  • ebony[1]
  • ebony wood[1]
  • fabric[2]
  • fiber[11]
  • glass[1]
  • gourd[17]
  • gut[7]
  • hair[2]
  • hide[9]
  • horn (animal part)[2]
  • horse hair[1]
  • horsehair[7]
  • inlay[2]
  • iron[5]
  • ivory[26]
  • leather[16]
  • lizard skin[1]
  • membrane[3]
  • metal[25]
  • mother-of-pearl[5]
  • parchment[7]
  • peel[1]
  • pigment[6]
  • plant fiber[2]
  • raffia[1]
  • rawhide[8]
  • reptile skin[2]
  • seeds[1]
  • silk[4]
  • skin[19]
  • snakeskin[2]
  • stone[1]
  • terracotta[1]
  • tin[1]
  • turtle shell[3]
  • wire[2]
  • wood[103]
  • braided[2]
  • carved[16]
  • etched[1]
  • glazed[1]
  • incised[3]
  • inlaid[15]
  • paint[1]
  • painted[9]
  • yes[8]

1 - 30 of 134 Records

2014-13-1

2014-13-1

Ratchet

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2014-13-17

2014-13-17

Lute

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2014-13-71

2014-13-71

Lute

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2014-13-38

2014-13-38

Kettledrum

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2014-13-7

2014-13-7

Trumpet

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2014-13-84.3

2014-13-84.3

Rattle

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2014-13-65.2

2014-13-65.2

Xylophone Striker

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2014-13-117

2014-13-117

Clarinet

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2014-13-104

2014-13-104

Zither

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2014-13-37

2014-13-37

Marimba

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2014-13-96

2014-13-96

Fiddle

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2014-13-25

2014-13-25

Harp

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2014-13-110.2

2014-13-110.2

Lute Fragment

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2014-13-18

2014-13-18

Lute

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2014-13-111

2014-13-111

Lute

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2014-13-12

2014-13-12

Goblet Drum

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2014-13-103

2014-13-103

Fiddle

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2014-13-78.1

2014-13-78.1

Fiddle

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2014-13-91.2

2014-13-91.2

Violin Bow

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2014-13-95

2014-13-95

Inner Duct Flute

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2014-13-81.1

2014-13-81.1

Fiddle

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2014-13-42

2014-13-42

Lute

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2014-13-116

2014-13-116

Lute

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2014-13-45

2014-13-45

Inner Duct Flute

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2014-13-53

2014-13-53

Drum

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2014-13-65.1

2014-13-65.1

Xylophone

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2014-13-65.3

2014-13-65.3

Xylophone Striker

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2014-13-110.1

2014-13-110.1

Lute

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2014-13-44

2014-13-44

Double Clarinet (uncertain)

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2014-13-84.4

2014-13-84.4

Rattle

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2014-13-84.2

2014-13-84.2

Rattle

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2014-13-23

2014-13-23

Notched Flute

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