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Sesando, Bamboo, teak wood, palm (Borassus flabellifera), wire, Javanese (Timorese) — Sesando
Javanese (Timorese)
late 19th century

Violin, Philip Henry Holmes American, Wood, American — Violin
Philip Henry Holmes
1885

Saùng-Gauk, Wood, deerskin, paint, cotton cord, metal, glass, Burmese — Saùng-Gauk
Burmese
19th century

String of Beads, Faience, string — String of Beads
ca. 1070–343 B.C.

Clavichord, Christian Kintzing German, Wood, ebony, bone, walnut, paint, metal, German — Clavichord
Christian Kintzing
1763

Ennanga, Ganda, Wood, vegetal fiber, snake skin, hide, Ganda people — Ennanga
Ganda
19th century

String of Beads, Faience, shell, and string — String of Beads
ca. 1070–343 B.C.

String of amulets, Faience, alabaster, linen string — String of amulets
ca. 1580–1479 B.C.

Ukeke, Wood, gut, Hawai'i — Ukeke
Hawai'i
19th century

String of beads, Carnelian, amethyst, hematite, garnet; modern string — String of beads
ca. 2030–1640 B.C.

String of beads, Carnelian, amethyst, garnet, hematite; modern string — String of beads
ca. 2030–1640 B.C.

String of Beads, Glass, gold foil — String of Beads
2nd century BC–2nd century AD

String of beads, Amethyst — String of beads
ca. 1981–1295 B.C.

String of Beads, glass, gold foil — String of Beads
2nd century BC–2nd century AD

String of beads, Glass — String of beads
7th to 6th century B.C.

Ceremonial string winder, Kisar Island artist, Wood, Probably Kisar Island — Ceremonial string winder
Kisar Island artist
19th–early 20th century

Harp, Wood — Harp
ca. 1700–1450 B.C.

String of beads and shells, shell, blue faience, string — String of beads and shells
ca. 1070–343 B.C.

String of 8 kidney-shaped seeds, Seeds, linen string — String of 8 kidney-shaped seeds
ca. 1580–1479 B.C.

String Instrument: Head (Kalumbeti), Wood, fiber, Holo peoples — String Instrument: Head (Kalumbeti)
Holo peoples
19th–20th century

String of 65 Beads, glass, gold foil — String of 65 Beads
2nd century BC–2nd century AD

String of 5 Beads, glass, gold foil — String of 5 Beads
200 BC–200 AD

String of 52 Beads, Glass, gold foil — String of 52 Beads
2nd century BC–2nd century AD

String of 29 Beads, glass, gold foil — String of 29 Beads
200 BC–200 AD

String of 6 Beads, Glass, gold foil — String of 6 Beads
2nd century BC–2nd century AD

Guitar, Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, brass, Italian — Guitar
Italian
ca. 1800

String of 8 Beads, Glass — String of 8 Beads
400–200 BC

String of 10 Beads, Glass — String of 10 Beads
400–200 BC

String of beads and amulets, Shells, string, bone and faience — String of beads and amulets
ca. 1070–343 B.C.

Ānandalaharī, Wood, skin, string, Indian (Bengal) — Ānandalaharī
Indian (Bengal)
ca. 1885

Sgra-Snyan, Carved wood, skin, gesso, gilding, Tibetan — Sgra-Snyan
Tibetan
14th–16th century

String of beads with scarab, Carnelian, amethyst, garnet, hematite; modern string — String of beads with scarab
ca. 2030–1640 B.C.

Saravatī Vīnā, Wood, ivory, metal, gourd, Indian (south) — Saravatī Vīnā
Indian (south)
19th century

Over-the-Shoulder Soprano Horn in E-flat, John F. Stratton American, Nickel-silver, American — Over-the-Shoulder Soprano Horn in E-flat
John F. Stratton
ca. 1880

Amulets and string of beads, Faience, glazed steatite — Amulets and string of beads
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Thon, Wood, tin, skin, Thai — Thon
Thai
late 19th century

String of 5 knobbed beads, glass, gold foil — String of 5 knobbed beads
2nd century BC–2nd century AD

String of 11 Eye Beads, Glass — String of 11 Eye Beads
6th–3rd century BC

String of 27 Eye Beads, Glass — String of 27 Eye Beads
6th–3rd century BC

String of 10 Eye Beads, Glass — String of 10 Eye Beads
5th–4th Century B.C.