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Taūs (mayuri), Wood, parchment, metal, feathers, Indian
Indian
19th century
Sō Sām Sāi, Coconut, skin, ivory, mother-of-pearl, Thai
Thai
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
Rebecchino, Boxwood, rosewood, ebony, Italian
Italian
ca. 1420
Guitar, Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel  German, Spruce, ebony, fruitwood, bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, parchment, Italian
Attributed to Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel
late 17th century
Sarangi, Wood, ivory, parchment, metal, Indian
Indian
ca. 1900
Division Viol, Richard Meares  British, Spruce, ebony, maple, British
labeled Richard Meares
ca. 1680
Guitar, Hermann Hauser  German, Spruce, rosewood, mahogany, bone or ivory, ebony, German
Hermann Hauser
1937
Guitar, Manuel Ramírez  Spanish, Spruce, rosewood, cedar, ebony, ivory or bone, Spanish
Manuel Ramírez
Santos Hernández
1912
Guitar, Matteo Sellas  German, active Italy, Spruce, bone, parchment, snakewood, ivory, Italian
Attributed to Matteo Sellas
ca. 1630–50
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
Sitar, Murari Adhikari  Indian, Teak, ebony, metal, bone, various materials, Indian
Murari Adhikari
1997
Archlute, David Tecchler  Austrian, active Italy, Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, Italian
David Tecchler
ca. 1725
Pipa (琵琶 ), Wood, ivory, bone, silk, Chinese
Chinese
late 16th–early 17th century
Mandolin, Angelo Mannello  American, born Italy, Spruce, tortoiseshell, ivory, nickel-silver, metal,, American
Angelo Mannello
ca. 1900
Guitar, Jean-Baptiste Voboam  French, Spruce, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory, ebony, French
attributed to Jean-Baptiste Voboam
1697
Guitar, Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, brass, Italian
Italian
ca. 1800
Sgra-Snyan, Carved wood, skin, gesso, gilding, Tibetan
Tibetan
14th–16th century
Cittern, Joachim Tielke  German, Cypress, ivory, ebony, parchment, brass, German
Joachim Tielke
ca. 1685
Hardanger Fiddle, Wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, bone, Norwegian
Norwegian
1786
Division Viol, Barak Norman  British, Wood, British
Attributed to Barak Norman
1692
Guitar, Joseph de Frías  Spanish, Spruce, rosewood, cedar, ebony, mother-of-pearl, Spanish
Attributed to Joseph de Frías
ca. 1780
Lyre Guitar, Joseph Pons (probably a son of César Pons) French, Mahogany, spruce, ebony, brass, nickel-silver, gilding, French
Possibly Joseph Pons
ca. 1805
Guitar, Christian Frederick Martin  American, Wood, maple, spruce, abalone, ebony, metal, brass, ivory, American
Christian Frederick Martin
George Wachsteter
ca. 1838
Violoncello, Jean Baptiste Vuillaume  French, Spruce and maple, French
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume
mid-19th century
Viola d'Amore, Giovanni Grancino  Italian, Spruce, maple, ebony, bone, iron, Italian
Giovanni Grancino
1701
Hasapi (lute), Toba Batak artist, Wood, buffalo horn, silver, brass, iron, gold, Toba Batak peoples
Toba Batak artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Lute, Wood with traces of paint, Roman/Byzantine
Roman/Byzantine
200–500
Lute, Sixtus Rauchwolff  German, Rosewood, ivory, wood, ebony, German
Sixtus Rauchwolff
1596
Rabāb, Wood, brass, mother-of-pearl, gut, leather, bone, Algerian
Algerian
19th century
Sihu (四胡 ), Redwood, snakeskin, bamboo, horsehair, Chinese
Chinese
19th century
Sanxian (三弦 ), Wood, various materials, Chinese
Chinese
19th century
Erhu, Wood, python skin, cane, ivory (?), Chinese
Chinese
19th century
Pipa (琵琶 ), Jiu-cheng  Chinese, Wood, ivory, bone, gut, Chinese
Jiu-cheng
19th century
Shamisen (三味線), Shigemoto, Isohachi  Japanese, Wood, cloth, skin, Japanese
Shigemoto, Isohachi
ca. 1875
Rabab, Tun wood, Indian (north)
Indian (north)
ca. 1885
Haegŭm ( 해금 ), Bamboo, iron, wood, brass, Korean
Korean
19th century
Sitar, Wood, Indian
Indian
mid-19th century
Violin, Antonio Gragnani  Italian, Spruce, maple, ebony, Italian
Antonio Gragnani
1783

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