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Pipe Organ, Thomas Appleton  American, Mahogany veneer, rosewood veneer, pine, gilt, ivory, ebony, maple, walnut, chestnut, metal, American
Thomas Appleton
1830
Kettle Drums, Franz Peter Bundsen  Hanoverian (German), Silver, iron, calfskin, textiles, gilding,, Hanoverian (German)
Franz Peter Bundsen
1780
Pair of  Figures, Ceramic, Nayarit
Nayarit
200 BCE–200 CE
Madame de Wailly, née Adélaïde-Flore Belleville (1765–1838), Augustin Pajou  French, Bust: marble; base: grey marble, French, Paris
Augustin Pajou
1789
Taūs (mayuri), Wood, parchment, metal, feathers, Indian
Indian
19th century
Sesando, Bamboo, teak wood, palm (Borassus flabellifera), wire, Javanese (Timorese)
Javanese (Timorese)
late 19th century
Harpsichord, Michele Todini , designer Italian, Wood, gilt, ebony, ivory, parchment, Italian (Roman)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1670
Virginal, Wood, parchment, ivory, paint, Italian
Italian
1540
Sarangi, Wood, ivory, parchment, metal, Indian
Indian
ca. 1900
Chongak Kayagum, Kim Kwang Ju  Korean, Wood, silk, cotton, Korean
Kim Kwang Ju
ca. 1980
Dung-Chen, Brass, copper, cloisonné, Chinese
Chinese
1368–1644
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
Side-blown Trumpet, Ivory, Mangbetu
Mangbetu
19th century
Guqin (古琴 ), Prince Lu  Chinese, Wood (wutong and zi), silk, jade, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, Chinese
Prince Lu
1634
Bassoon, Dominique Antony Porthaux  French, Maple, brass, French
Dominique Antony Porthaux
1790–1800
Archlute, David Tecchler  Austrian, active Italy, Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, Italian
David Tecchler
ca. 1725
Clarinet in B-flat, Charles Joseph Sax  Belgian, Ivory, brass, gold-plated silver, Belgian
Charles Joseph Sax
1830
Jagdhorn in G, Jacob Schmidt  German, Brass, German
Jacob Schmidt
ca. 1710–20
Eroro, Brass, Benin
Benin
19th century
Sgra-Snyan, Carved wood, skin, gesso, gilding, Tibetan
Tibetan
14th–16th century
Double Whistle, Pottery, paint, Mayan
Mayan
7th–9th century
Cornetto in A, Ivory, gilt ferrule, German
German
ca. 1575
Natural Trumpet, Johann Wilhelm Haas  German, Brass, German
Johann Wilhelm Haas
late 17th century
English Horn, H. Grenser  German, Wood, ivory, brass, German
H. Grenser
before 1807
Walking-Stick Flute/Oboe, Georg Henrich Scherer  German, Narwhal (narwhahl) tusk, ivory, gilt brass, German
Georg Henrich Scherer
ca. 1750–57
Hardanger Fiddle, Wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, bone, Norwegian
Norwegian
1786
Goqing, Wood, metal, stone, Chinese
Chinese
19th century
Sō Sām Sāi, Coconut, skin, ivory, mother-of-pearl, Thai
Thai
19th century
Ennanga, Ganda, Wood, vegetal fiber, snake skin, hide, Ganda people
Ganda
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
Shō, Bamboo wood, metal, Japanese
Japanese
19th century
"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