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Pair of  Figures, Ceramic, Nayarit
Nayarit
200 BCE–200 CE
Sō Sām Sāi, Coconut, skin, ivory, mother-of-pearl, Thai
Thai
19th century
Division Viol, Richard Meares  British, Spruce, ebony, maple, British
Richard Meares
ca. 1680
Guitar, Hermann Hauser  German, Spruce, rosewood, mahogany, bone or ivory, ebony, German
Hermann Hauser
1937
Dung-Chen, Brass, copper, cloisonné, Chinese
Chinese
1368–1644
Pipa (琵琶 ), Wood, ivory, bone, silk, Chinese
Chinese
late 16th–early 17th century
Śankh, Shell (Turbinella pyrum), brass, wax, Indian
Indian
19th century
Oboe in C, Hendrik Richters  Dutch, Ebony, ivory, silver, Dutch
Hendrik Richters
before 1727
Natural Trumpet, Johann Wilhelm Haas  German, Brass, German
Johann Wilhelm Haas
late 17th century
Hardanger Fiddle, Wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, bone, Norwegian
Norwegian
1786
Taūs (mayuri), Wood, parchment, metal, feathers, Indian
Indian
19th century
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori  Italian, Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Bartolomeo Cristofori
1720
Saùng-Gauk, Wood, deerskin, paint, cotton cord, metal, glass, Burmese
Burmese
19th century
Courting flute (siyotanka), Red pipestone (catlinite), lead, Native-tanned leather, Native American (Sioux)
Native American (Sioux)
ca. 1850–1900
"Antonius" Violin, Antonio Stradivari  Italian, Maple, spruce, ebony, Italian (Cremona)
Antonio Stradivari
1711
"Gould" Violin, Antonio Stradivari  Italian, Maple, spruce, ebony, Italian (Cremona)
Antonio Stradivari
1693
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
Clavichord, Christian Kintzing  German, Wood, ebony, bone, walnut, paint, metal, German
Christian Kintzing
1763
Guitar, Matteo Sellas  German, active Italy, Spruce, bone, parchment, snakewood, ivory, Italian
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
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
Sitar, Murari Adhikari  Indian, Teak, ebony, metal, bone, various materials, Indian
Murari Adhikari
1997
Musical Clock with Spinet and Organ, Veit Langenbucher  German, Ebony, gliding, brass, silver gilt, gilt brass, iron, various wood and metals, wire, parchment and leather, German
Veit Langenbucher
Samuel Bidermann
ca. 1625
Clarinet in B-flat, Charles Joseph Sax  Belgian, Ivory, brass, gold-plated silver, Belgian
Charles Joseph Sax
1830
Guitar, Jean-Baptiste Voboam  French, Spruce, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory, ebony, French
Jean-Baptiste Voboam
1697
Transverse Flute in D-flat, Hard-paste porcelain, gold-plated brass, German
German
1760–90
Walking-Stick Flute/Oboe, Georg Henrich Scherer  German, Narwhal (narwhahl) tusk, ivory, gilt brass, German
Georg Henrich Scherer
ca. 1750–57
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan  Japanese, Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan
Gotō Yūjō
early 17th century
Damaru, Skull, cloth, wax, Tibetan
Tibetan
19th century
Alto Recorder in F, Johann Benedikt Gahn  German, Ivory, German
Johann Benedikt Gahn
ca. 1700
Soprano Recorder in B, Thomas Coenraet Boekhout  Dutch, Ebony, ivory, Dutch
Thomas Coenraet Boekhout
ca. 1700
Tombak, Various woods, bone, brass, skin, Iranian (Persian)
Iranian (Persian)
late 19th century
Virginal, Wood, parchment, ivory, paint, Italian
Italian
1540
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
Bondjo, Ivory, wood, polychrome, Ekonda people (Konda)
Ekonda people (Konda)
ca. 1915
Violin, Joachim Tielke  German, Spruce, maple, German
Joachim Tielke
ca. 1685