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Bendir (frame drum), wood, parchment, Moroccan — Bendir (frame drum)
Moroccan
late 19th century

Tar, wood, skin, Moroccan — Tar
Moroccan
late 19th century

Rnga (Lag-Rnga), Wood, paint, lacquer, hide, Tibetan — Rnga (Lag-Rnga)
Tibetan
18th century

Deff, wood, skin, wire, Algerian — Deff
Algerian
19th Century

Kelyaut (frame drum), wood, sennet, Native American (Inuit) — Kelyaut (frame drum)
Native American (Inuit)
19th century

Dayere, Wood, ivory, skin, Iranian or Turkish — Dayere
Iranian or Turkish
late 19th century

Gekko, Wood, skin, Japanese — Gekko
Japanese
19th century

Frame Drum, Wood, skin, feather, Native American (Apache) — Frame Drum
Native American (Apache)
19th century

Cauyuk, red cedar, hide, pigment, Native American (Skidegate or Haida) — Cauyuk
Native American (Skidegate or Haida)
19th century

Frame Drum, Chippewa Tribe Algonquin family, wood, skin, cord, Native American (Chippewa) — Frame Drum
Chippewa Tribe
19th century

Frame Drum, Thunder Elk Native American (Sioux), wood, leather, sinew (buffalo or deer); metal wire; pigment, Native American (Sioux) — Frame Drum
Thunder Elk
ca. 1887

Kelyaut or Qilaut (frame drum), wood, skin, twine, bone, Native American (Inuit) — Kelyaut or Qilaut (frame drum)
Native American (Inuit)
late 19th century

Drum, Wood, hide, probably Malagasy — Drum
probably Malagasy
19th century

Samba, Wood, hide, Edo/Bini & Yoruba peoples — Samba
Edo/Bini & Yoruba peoples
20th century

Sakara, Clay, hide, wood, Yoruba people — Sakara
Yoruba people
20th century

Daira, Wood, ivory, skin, Iranian or Caucasus (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia) — Daira
Iranian or Caucasus (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia)
19th century

Drum, Wood, Siberian (Chukchi people) — Drum
Siberian (Chukchi people)
late 19th Century

Sogo, Wood, hide, Korean — Sogo
Korean
mid-20th century

Frame Drum, Wood, hide, Chinese (Uighyur) — Frame Drum
Chinese (Uighyur)
late 20th Century

Bajiao Gu, Wood, snake skin, ivory., Chinese — Bajiao Gu
Chinese
19th century

Ch'in Sian, Wood, snake skin, brass., Chinese — Ch'in Sian
Chinese
19th century

Bangu (板鼓), Elevated Tone Workshop, Guangzhou (Canton), Wood, skin, metal, Chinese — Bangu (板鼓)
Elevated Tone Workshop, Guangzhou (Canton)
19th century

Dohol, Wood, skin, paper, metal, Iranian (Persian) — Dohol
Iranian (Persian)
19th century

Duff, Wood, Indian — Duff
Indian
late 19th century

Candra pirai, Skin, iron, Indian (south) — Candra pirai
Indian (south)
late 19th century

Daff, Wood and parchment., Arabian — Daff
Arabian
late 19th century

Frame Drum, Wood, skin, Native American (Nushagagmuit) — Frame Drum
Native American (Nushagagmuit)
19th century

Frame Drum, Cedar (?) wood, buffalo or deerskin, iron nails, cord, Native American (Flathead) — Frame Drum
Native American (Flathead)
19th century

Cauyuk, Wood, skin, Native American (Chilkat / Koluschan) — Cauyuk
Native American (Chilkat / Koluschan)
late 19th century

Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum), Sioux or Dakota tribe, Wood, skin, Native American (Sioux, possibly) — Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum)
Sioux or Dakota tribe
late 19th century

Daf, wood, skin, metal, bone, leather, Azerbaijani — Daf
Azerbaijani
late 19th Century

Frame Drum, Wood, membrane, feathers, flannel, paint, Native American (Pueblo, possibly) — Frame Drum
Native American (Pueblo, possibly)
late 19th century

Frame drum, Wood, skin, paint, Native American (Plains region) — Frame drum
Native American (Plains region)
19th century

Frame Drum, Ojibway Native American, wood, hide, Native American (Ojibwa) — Frame Drum
Ojibway
19th century

Frame Drum, Wood, rawhide, twine, Native American (Salishan) — Frame Drum
Native American (Salishan)
19th century

Drum, Wood, hide, North African? — Drum
North African?
20th century

Dhyangro, Wood, hide, fur, metal, Nepalese — Dhyangro
Nepalese
early 20th century

Riqq, Wood, hide, metal, Egyptian — Riqq
Egyptian
20th century

Uchiwa Daiko, Wood, hide, Japanese — Uchiwa Daiko
Japanese
20th century

Uchiwa Daiko, Wood, hide, Japanese — Uchiwa Daiko
Japanese
20th century