Works of Art (62)
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Chegah-Skah-Hdah, 19th century,
Sioux, Plain States,
Wood, metal, leather (89.4.597) |
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Drum, mid-20th century,
Carved by Omas,
Asmat people, Sauwa village, New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia,
Wood, lizard skin, paint (1978.412.962) |
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Frame Drum, 19th century,
Dakota, Siouan Family,
Wood, various materials (89.4.560ab) |
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Rub Drum (Lunet), late 19th–early 20th century,
Northern New Ireland,
Wood, shell opercula (1979.206.1477) |
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Slit Gong (Atingting Kon), mid- to late 1960s,
Commissioned by Tain Mal, carved by Tin Mweleun,
Fanla village, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu,
Wood, paint (1975.93) |
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Whistle, 19th century,
United States,
Wood, metal, feathers (89.4.2058) |
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Alto Recorder, mid-18th century, Thomas Stanesby, Jr. (English), London, England, Boxwood (1982.390) |
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Bass Viol, 18th century, Germany (1976.8.37) |
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Bassoon, ca. 1811,
John Meacham (American),
Albany, New York,
Maple, brass (89.4.884) |
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Chitarrone, 1725, Made by David Tecchler (Austrian), Rome, Italy, Wood, tortoiseshell, various other materials (1988.87) |
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Clavichord, 1763, Christian Kintzing, Neuwied, Germany, Wood (1986.239) |
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Claviorganum, 1598, Made by Laurentium Hauslaib, Nuremberg, Germany, Wood and various materials (89.4.1191) |
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Cuatro puertorriqueño, 2003,
Luis Angel Colón,
Wood, metal, wire (2003.216.1) |
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Division Viol, 1692, Barak Norman (English), Wood (1990.223) |
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Double Virginal, 1581, Made by Hans Ruckers the Elder (Flemish), Antwerp, Flanders, Wood and various other materials (29.90) |
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Dvojnice, late 19th century, Bosnia, Wood (89.4.1589) |
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Fife, ca. 1780–90,
Thomas Cahusac, Sr. (British),
London,
Maple, brass (2000.365) |
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Fife, ca. 1780–90,
Thomas Cahusac, Sr. (British),
London,
Maple, brass (2000.365) |
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Grand piano, 1868,
Steinway & Sons, New York,
Wood, metal (1985.407) |
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Grand piano, ca. 1840,
Érard & Co., London,
Wood, various materials (59.76) |
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Guitar, 1697,
Jean-Baptiste Voboam (French), Paris, Wood, tortoiseshell (1989.147) |
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Guitar, 1797,
Benito Sánchez de Aguilera (Spanish),
Madrid, Wood (1990.221) |
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Guitar, 1912,
Manuel Ramírez (Spanish),
Madrid, Wood (1986.353.2) |
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Guitar, 1937,
Hermann Hauser (German2),
Munich, Wood (1986.353.1) |
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Guitar, ca. 1630–50
Attributed to Matteo Sellas (Italian),
Venice,
Wood, bone, various materials (1990.103) |
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Guitar, ca. 1780,
Possibly Joseph de Frías (Spanish),
Seville, Wood, various materials (1992.279) |
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Guitar, ca. 1835–40,
Johann Anton Stauffer (Austrian),
Vienna, Wood, various materials (1979.390) |
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Guitar, ca. 1838,
Christian Frederick Martin (American, born Germany),
New York,
Wood, various materials (1979.380a) |
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Guitar, late 17th century,
Attributed to Giacomo Ertel (German, active in Italy),
Rome,
Wood, various materials (1984.225) |
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Hardanger Fiddle, 1756,
Isak N. Botnen/Skår (Norwegian) and Trond Isaksen Flatebø (Norwegian),
Pine, birch, and other woods, bone, lignum vitae and mother-of-pearl inlay (46.34.7) |
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Harp-lute, ca. 1815,
Edward Light (English),
London,
Wood, lacquered and gilded (50.184.1) |
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Harp, 19th–20th century, Mangbetu peoples; Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, hide, twine, brass ring (1978.412.412) |
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Harp, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1295 B.C., Egyptian, Wood (43.2.1) |
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Harpo-lyre, ca. 1830,
André Augustin Chevrier (French),
Mirecourt (France), Wood (1992.117.1,.2) |
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Harpsichord, 1666, Girolamo Zenti, Rome, Italy, Wood and various materials (89.4.1220) |
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Harpsichord, ca. 1650, Made by Jan Couchet the Elder (Flemish), Antwerp, Flanders, Wood, various materials (89.4.2363) |
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Harpsichord, ca. 1675, Made by Michele Todini (Italian), Rome, Italy, Wood, various materials (89.4.2929) |
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Kamanche, ca. 1880, Iran (Tehran), Wood, metal, bone, gut (1998.72) |
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Kora (Harp-Lute), ca. 1960, Made by Mamadou Kouyaté Senegambia, Gourd, wood, leather, metal (1975.59) |
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Koto, 17th century,
Metalwork by Goto Teijo (Japanese),
Paulonia and other woods, ivory, horn, tortoiseshell, gold and silver alloys, silk (2007.194a–f)
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Lira, ca. 1890,
Greece,
Wood, tortoiseshell, ivory (2003.378) |
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Lute, 1596; converted into a guitar, 19th century, Made by Sixtus Rauchwolff, Augsberg, Germany, Spruce, ebony, and rosewood (89.2.157) |
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Lute, Roman Byzantine period, 3rd–4th century, Egyptian, Wood (12.182.44) |
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Lyre-guitar, early 19th century (ca. 1805), Pons fils (probably a son of César Pons), Paris, France,Mahogany and spruce (1998.121) |
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Mandora or Chitarino, ca. 1420, Northern Italy, Boxwood, rosewood (64.101.1409) |
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Mayuri (Hindi) or ta'us (Urdu), 19th century, India, Wood, parchment, metal, feathers (89.4.163) |
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Oboe, ca. 1800,
Jacob Anthony (German),
Philadelphia,
Boxwood, ivory, brass (1997.272) |
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Pipa, 19th century, Made by Jiu-cheng, Guangzhou (Canton), China, Wood, ivory, bone, gut (89.4.52) |
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Pipa, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Unknown Maker, China, Wood, ivory, bone, silk (50.145.74) |
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Qin, late Ming dynasty (1634), Prince Lu, China, Wood, lacquer, and silk string (1999.93) |
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Rebab or rabab, 19th century, Algeria, Wood, parchment, metal, ivory, leather (89.4.403) |
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Rectangular Octagonal Virginal, ca. 1600, Augsburg (?), Wood and various materials (89.4.1778) |
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Regal, 1575, Labeled: "Georg Vell" (Voll), Nuremberg, Germany, Wood, metal (89.4.2883) |
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Seven String Bass Viol, 1720, Nicolas Bertrand (French)
Wood (89.4.1343) |
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Sheng, China, Lacquered gourd, wood, metal reeds (89.4.96) |
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Spinetta with Case, 1540, Unknown Maker, Venice, Italy, Wood and various other materials (53.6ab) |
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Tenor Recorder in C, end of 16th century, Germany (?), Maple (89.4.3133) |
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Violin "The Antonius", 1717, Antonio Stradivari (Italian), Cremona, Italy, Spruce and maple (34.86.2) |
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Violin "The Francesca", 1694, Antonio Stradivari (Italian), Cremona, Italy Spruce and maple (34.86.1) |
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Violin, 1669, Nicolò Amati (Italian), Cremona, Italy, Spruce, maple, other woods (1974.229) |
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Violin, 1693, Made by Antonio Stradivari (Italian), Cremona, Italy, Wood (55.86a-c) |
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Violin, ca. 1570, Made by Andrea Amati (Italian, Cremonese), Cremona, Italy, Maple, spruce, and various other materials (1999.26) |
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Thematic Essays (8)
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