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Bala, Wood, gourd, hide, membrane, Malinke — Bala
Malinke
19th century

Kora, Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté) Mandinka people, Gourd, goat skin, antelope-hide, ebony, metal, wood, Mandinka people, Senegambia — Kora
Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté)
ca. 1960

Gold roundel, Gold, Cypriot — Gold roundel
Cypriot
ca. 1600–1050 BCE

Lime Container, Gourd, lime, Usiai Island — Lime Container
Usiai Island
late 19th–early 20th century

Oil container, Nauruan artist, Coconut shell, feathers, shell(?), coral, fiber, stone(?), hair(?), Nauru — Oil container
Nauruan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Ceremonial Palm Wine Vessel, Grassfields artists, Gourd, glass beads, cloth, cane, wood, Grassfields region — Ceremonial Palm Wine Vessel
Grassfields artists
late 19th–early 20th century

Polishing wheel for carving jade, Dried gourd peel, China — Polishing wheel for carving jade
China
20th century

Small polishing wheel for carving jade, Dried gourd peel, China — Small polishing wheel for carving jade
China
20th century

Māhatī Vīṇa, Gourd, various materials, Indian (North) — Māhatī Vīṇa
Indian (North)
ca. 1885

Hnyìn, Bamboo, gourd, Burmese — Hnyìn
Burmese
late 19th Century

Zeze, Wood, gourd, bone, porcupine quill, fiber, Mombasa — Zeze
Mombasa
late 19th century

Oba or Kani, Gourd, Limba or Kru people — Oba or Kani
Limba or Kru people
late 19th century

Nyanyeru (riti), Gourd, various materials, Fulbe — Nyanyeru (riti)
Fulbe
late 19th century

Shak-Shak, Atorios People, wood, gourd, feathers, cord, Native American (Guyanese - Demerara Atorios, probably) — Shak-Shak
Atorios People
19th century

Pūngī, Gourd, reed, cane, paint, Indian — Pūngī
Indian
late 19th century

Maraca (gourd rattle), gourd, wood, pebbles or pellets, Native American (Puerto Rico) — Maraca (gourd rattle)
Native American (Puerto Rico)
19th century

Korikaariye, Gourd, skin, wood, Senufo People — Korikaariye
Senufo People
19th century

Ficáw (rattle), Gourd, nut, fiber, Cameroonian — Ficáw (rattle)
Cameroonian
20th century

Lala (sistrum), Wood, gourd, hide, Probably Burkinabe — Lala (sistrum)
Probably Burkinabe
20th century

Gourd Bowl Commemorating Independence from Spain, Unknown Artist, Carved tree gourd (Cresentia cujeta), pigment, Mexican (Oaxaca) — Gourd Bowl Commemorating Independence from Spain
Unknown Artist
after 1821

Sitar, Somabhai Mistry (B.C. Mistry and Sons), Wood, bone, plastic, gourd, Indian — Sitar
Somabhai Mistry (B.C. Mistry and Sons)
1960

Gourd-shaped bottle, Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat French, Glazed stoneware; wood stopper, French, Bourg-la-Reine — Gourd-shaped bottle
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
ca. 1900

Sitar, Muhammad Azim, Wood, gourd, and bone, Pakistani — Sitar
Muhammad Azim
early 1940s

Sitar, Hiren Roy (Bangladeshi, East Bengal 1922-1992 Calcutta) Bangladeshi, Wood, bone, plastic, gourd, Indian — Sitar
Hiren Roy
ca. 1990

Brush holder with flowers and poems, Molded gourd, black lacquer, China — Brush holder with flowers and poems
China
19th century

Inrō with Grapevine

, Nomura Choheisai Japanese, One case; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e, gold foil application with green stained ivory, mother-of-pearl, amber, and horn inlays on black lacquer ground<br/>Netsuke: ivory; kagamibuta with inlaid design of gourd and vine<br/>Ojime: ivory bead with inlaid design of branch with fruits, Japan — Inrō with Grapevine
Nomura Choheisai
second half of the 18th century

Cricket Cage, Gourd with coconut shell and ivory, China — Cricket Cage
China

Snuff Bottle, Engraved gourd with glass stopper, China — Snuff Bottle
China

Box with Design of “Evening Face” (Yūgao) Flowers, Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) Japanese, Bottle gourd; gold, red takamaki-e, mother-of-pearl, tin, ceramic inlay, Japan — Box with Design of “Evening Face” (Yūgao) Flowers
Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō)
second half of 19th century

Inrō with Hawks on Perches, Koma Kōryū Japanese, Black lacquer ground with gold and silver togidashi, takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, red lacquer, and applied gold and silver foil<br/>Netsuke: gourd; guri lacquer, silver ring and stopper in chrysanthemum shape<br/>Ojime: butterfly and flower; cloisonné bead, Japan — Inrō with Hawks on Perches
Koma Kōryū
19th century

Box, Gourd, Japan — Box
Japan
19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragonfly (obverse); Praying Mantis (reverse), Case: powdered gold (maki-e) and colored lacquer on black lacquer; Fastener (ojime): metal with design of dragon blossoms; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a gourd and cicada, Japan — Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragonfly (obverse); Praying Mantis (reverse)
Japan
19th century

Ritual Vessel: Figurative Stopper, Calabash, wood, beads, Kwere people — Ritual Vessel: Figurative Stopper
Kwere people
late 20th century

Vessel, Calabash, terracotta, palm nuts, cowrie shells, beads, Republic of Benin (?) — Vessel
Republic of Benin (?)
before 1950

Vessel, Calabash, beads, leather, Turkana peoples — Vessel
Turkana peoples
20th century

Gourd-shaped vessel, Ceramic, Iran — Gourd-shaped vessel
Iran
ca. 10th–9th century BCE

Glass pendant in the form of a miniature jug or gourd, Glass, Roman — Glass pendant in the form of a miniature jug or gourd
Roman
ca 4th–5th century CE

Glass pendant in the form of a miniature jug or gourd, Glass, Roman — Glass pendant in the form of a miniature jug or gourd
Roman
ca. 4th–5th century CE

Phallocrypt, gourd, pigment, Oceanic — Phallocrypt
Oceanic
probably 19th century

Phallocrypt, gourd, pigment, Oceanic — Phallocrypt
Oceanic
probably 19th century