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Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan  Japanese, Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan
Gotō Yūjō
early 17th century
Portrait of Monsieur Aublet, Guillaume Voiriot  French, Oil on canvas, French
Guillaume Voiriot
ca. 1782
Kettle Drums, Franz Peter Bundsen  Hanoverian (German), Silver, iron, calfskin, textiles, gilding,, Hanoverian (German)
Franz Peter Bundsen
1780
Walking-Stick Flute/Oboe, Georg Henrich Scherer  German, Narwhal (narwhahl) tusk, ivory, gilt brass, German
Georg Henrich Scherer
ca. 1750–57
Hardanger Fiddle, Wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, bone, Norwegian
Norwegian
1786
Damaru, Skull, cloth, wax, Tibetan
Tibetan
19th century
Sō Sām Sāi, Coconut, skin, ivory, mother-of-pearl, Thai
Thai
19th century
Soprano Recorder in B, Thomas Coenraet Boekhout  Dutch, Ebony, ivory, Dutch
Thomas Coenraet Boekhout
ca. 1700
Ceramic Horn, Glazed pottery, French
French
late 18th or early 19th century
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori  Italian, Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Bartolomeo Cristofori
1720
O-daiko, Kodenji Hayashi  Japanese, Wood, metal, cloisonné, hide, silk, padding, Japanese
Kodenji Hayashi
ca. 1873
Mi-gyaung, Wood, gold leaf, Burmese
Burmese
late 19th century
"Antonius" Violin, Antonio Stradivari  Italian, Maple, spruce, ebony, Italian (Cremona)
Antonio Stradivari
1711
"Francesca" Violin, Antonio Stradivari  Italian, Maple, spruce, ebony, mother of pearl, Italian (Cremona)
Antonio Stradivari
1694
"Gould" Violin, Antonio Stradivari  Italian, Maple, spruce, ebony, Italian (Cremona)
Antonio Stradivari
1693
Kora, Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991)  (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté)  Mandinka people, Gourd, goat skin, antelope-hide, ebony, metal, wood, Mandinka people, Senegambia
Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté)
ca. 1960
Bondjo, Ivory, wood, polychrome, Ekonda people (Konda)
Ekonda people (Konda)
ca. 1915
Alto Recorder in F, Johann Benedikt Gahn  German, Ivory, German
Johann Benedikt Gahn
ca. 1700
Ennanga, Ganda, Wood, vegetal fiber, snake skin, hide, Ganda people
Ganda
19th century
Natural Trumpet in D, Andreas Naeplaesnigg  German, Brass, colored rock, German
Andreas Naeplaesnigg
1790
Saùng-Gauk, Wood, deerskin, paint, cotton cord, metal, glass, Burmese
Burmese
19th century
Sesando, Bamboo, teak wood, palm (Borassus flabellifera), wire, Javanese (Timorese)
Javanese (Timorese)
late 19th century
Rectangular Octave Virginal, Ebony, beech, brass, leather, paper, parchment, ivory, German
German
ca. 1600
Harpsichord, Michele Todini , designer Italian, Wood, gilt, ebony, ivory, parchment, Italian (Roman)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1670
Virginal, Wood, parchment, ivory, paint, Italian
Italian
1540
Guitar, Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel  German, Spruce, ebony, fruitwood, bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, parchment, Italian
Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel
late 17th century
Guitar, Matteo Sellas  German, active Italy, Spruce, bone, parchment, snakewood, ivory, Italian
Matteo Sellas
ca. 1630–50
Violin, Joachim Tielke  German, Spruce, maple, German
Joachim Tielke
ca. 1685
Pair of Transverse Flutes, Johann Wilhelm Oberlender (the Elder)  German, Ivory, silver, wood, German
Johann Wilhelm Oberlender (the Elder)
mid-18th century
Accordion, Alexandre Pere & Fils, Wood, metal, mastic, brass, tortoiseshell, gilt brass, mother-of-pearl, silver foil, French
Alexandre Pere & Fils
1850–55
Kamānche, Wood, metal, bone, gut, Iranian (Persian)
Iranian (Persian)
ca. 1880
ex "Kurtz" Violin, Andrea Amati  Italian, Spruce, maple, ebony, paint, gilding, Italian (Cremona)
Andrea Amati
ca. 1560
Goqing, Wood, metal, stone, Chinese
Chinese
19th century
Taūs (mayuri), Wood, parchment, metal, feathers, Indian
Indian
19th century
Bala, Wood, gourd, hide, membrane, Malinke
Malinke
19th century
Tombak, Various woods, bone, brass, skin, Iranian (Persian)
Iranian (Persian)
late 19th century
Shō, Bamboo wood, metal, Japanese
Japanese
19th century
Courting flute (siyotanka), Red pipestone (catlinite), lead, Native-tanned leather, Native American (Sioux)
Native American (Sioux)
ca. 1850–1900
Grand Pianoforte, Érard , made in London French, Satinwood veneer, oak, spruce, iron, steel, ebony, ivory, gilding, mother-of-pearl, holly, mahogany, burl walnut, tulipwood, silver wire, British
Érard
George Henry Blake
ca. 1840
Rebecchino, Boxwood, rosewood, ebony, Italian
Italian
ca. 1420