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Goqing, Wood, metal, stone, Chinese
Chinese
19th century
Taūs (mayuri), Wood, parchment, metal, feathers, Indian
Indian
19th century
Damaru, Skull, cloth, wax, Tibetan
Tibetan
19th century
Sō Sām Sāi, Coconut, skin, ivory, mother-of-pearl, Thai
Thai
19th century
Bala, Wood, gourd, hide, membrane, Malinke
Malinke
19th century
Alto Recorder in F, Johann Benedikt Gahn  German, Ivory, German
Johann Benedikt Gahn
ca. 1700
Soprano Recorder in B, Thomas Coenraet Boekhout  Dutch, Ebony, ivory, Dutch
Thomas Coenraet Boekhout
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
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
Tombak, Various woods, bone, brass, skin, Iranian (Persian)
Iranian (Persian)
late 19th century
Saùng-Gauk, Wood, deerskin, paint, cotton cord, metal, glass, Burmese
Burmese
19th century
Rectangular Octave Virginal, Ebony, beech, brass, leather, paper, parchment, ivory, German
German
ca. 1600
"Gould" Violin, Antonio Stradivari  Italian, Maple, spruce, ebony, Italian (Cremona)
Antonio Stradivari
1693
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
Dizi, Jade, probably Chinese
probably Chinese
late 18th–early 19th century
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
Chongak Kayagum, Kim Kwang Ju  Korean, Wood, silk, cotton, Korean
Kim Kwang Ju
ca. 1980
Guitar, Manuel Ramírez  Spanish, Spruce, rosewood, cedar, ebony, ivory or bone, Spanish
Manuel Ramírez
Santos Hernández
1912
Dung-Chen, Brass, copper, cloisonné, Chinese
Chinese
1368–1644
Bondjo, Ivory, wood, polychrome, Ekonda people (Konda)
Ekonda people (Konda)
ca. 1915
Pair of Transverse Flutes, Johann Wilhelm Oberlender (the Elder)  German, Ivory, silver, wood, German
Johann Wilhelm Oberlender (the Elder)
mid-18th century
Kamānche, Wood, metal, bone, gut, Iranian (Persian)
Iranian (Persian)
ca. 1880
Guqin (古琴 ), Prince Lu  Chinese, Wood (wutong and zi), silk, jade, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, Chinese
Prince Lu
1634
Sitar, Murari Adhikari  Indian, Teak, ebony, metal, bone, various materials, Indian
Murari Adhikari
1997
Pipa (琵琶 ), Wood, ivory, bone, silk, Chinese
Chinese
late 16th–early 17th century
Clarinet in B-flat, Charles Joseph Sax  Belgian, Ivory, brass, gold-plated silver, Belgian
Charles Joseph Sax
1830
Pipe Organ, Thomas Appleton  American, Mahogany veneer, rosewood veneer, pine, gilt, ivory, ebony, maple, walnut, chestnut, metal, American
Thomas Appleton
1830
Śankh, Shell (Turbinella pyrum), brass, wax, Indian
Indian
19th century
Jagdhorn in G, Jacob Schmidt  German, Brass, German
Jacob Schmidt
ca. 1710–20
Double Whistle, Pottery, paint, Mayan
Mayan
7th–9th century
Natural Trumpet, Johann Wilhelm Haas  German, Brass, German
Johann Wilhelm Haas
late 17th century
Cittern, Joachim Tielke  German, Cypress, ivory, ebony, parchment, brass, German
Joachim Tielke
ca. 1685
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
Hardanger Fiddle, Wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, bone, Norwegian
Norwegian
1786
Kettle Drums, Franz Peter Bundsen  Hanoverian (German), Silver, iron, calfskin, textiles, gilding,, Hanoverian (German)
Franz Peter Bundsen
1780