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Musical instruments and their homes, Mary Elizabeth Adams Brown American — Musical instruments and their homes
Author Mary Elizabeth Adams Brown
Author William Adams Brown
Publisher Dodd, Mead and Company
1888

Goqing, Wood, metal, stone, Chinese — Goqing
Chinese
19th century

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

Architectural Frieze with Merman Playing Musical Instruments, Red sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura) — Architectural Frieze with Merman Playing Musical Instruments
India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura)
2nd–3rd century

Musical instruments, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory British, Soft-paste porcelain, British, Chelsea — Musical instruments
Factory Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1760

Nyonganyonga, Wood, shell, metal, beads, Possibly Barwe People — Nyonganyonga
Possibly Barwe People
ca. 1900

Ceramic Horn, Glazed pottery, French — Ceramic Horn
French
late 18th or early 19th century

Still life with musical instruments (one of a pair), French Painter , 18th century French, Oil on canvas, French — Still life with musical instruments (one of a pair)
French Painter
18th century

Still life with musical instruments (one of a pair), French Painter , 18th century French, Oil on canvas, French — Still life with musical instruments (one of a pair)
French Painter
18th century

Sgra-Snyan, Carved wood, skin, gesso, gilding, Tibetan — Sgra-Snyan
Tibetan
14th–16th century

Sō Sām Sāi, Coconut, skin, ivory, mother-of-pearl, Thai — Sō Sām Sāi
Thai
19th century

Mi-gyaung, Wood, gold leaf, Burmese — Mi-gyaung
Burmese
late 19th century

Taūs (mayuri), Wood, parchment, metal, feathers, Indian — Taūs (mayuri)
Indian
19th century

Drum, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca — Drum
Nasca artist(s)
100–400 CE

Dung-Chen, Brass, copper, cloisonné, Chinese — Dung-Chen
Chinese
1368–1644

Side-blown Trumpet, Ivory, Mangbetu — Side-blown Trumpet
Mangbetu
19th century

Coin and Musical Instruments, Ben Nicholson British, Oil on board — Coin and Musical Instruments
Ben Nicholson
1933

Two Angels with Musical Instruments, Stone, French (?) — Two Angels with Musical Instruments
French (?)
20th century

Jagdhorn in G, Jacob Schmidt German, Brass, German — Jagdhorn in G
Jacob Schmidt
ca. 1710–20

Eroro, Brass, Benin — Eroro
Benin
19th century

Ennanga, Ganda, Wood, vegetal fiber, snake skin, hide, Ganda people — Ennanga
Culture Ganda
19th century

Natural Trumpet, Johann Wilhelm Haas German, Brass, German — Natural Trumpet
Johann Wilhelm Haas
late 17th century

Three Beauties Playing Musical Instruments, Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese, Matted; ink and color on silk, Japan — Three Beauties Playing Musical Instruments
Attributed to Utagawa Kuniyoshi
19th century

Trophy of musical instruments detail, Carved and gilded wood, French — Trophy of musical instruments detail
French
18th century

Saùng-Gauk, Wood, deerskin, paint, cotton cord, metal, glass, Burmese — Saùng-Gauk
Burmese
19th century

Kisanji (Cisaji), Wood, Bateke — Kisanji (Cisaji)
Bateke
late 19th century

Bondjo, Ivory, wood, polychrome, Ekonda people (Konda) — Bondjo
Ekonda people (Konda)
ca. 1915

Trophy of musical instruments detail, Wood, gilt, French — Trophy of musical instruments detail
French
18th century

Natural Trumpet in D, Andreas Naeplaesnigg German, Brass, colored rock, German — Natural Trumpet in D
Andreas Naeplaesnigg
1790

Tombak, Various woods, bone, brass, skin, Iranian (Persian) — Tombak
Iranian (Persian)
late 19th century

Damaru, Skull, cloth, wax, Tibetan — Damaru
Tibetan
19th century

Violin, Joachim Tielke German, Spruce, maple, German — Violin
Joachim Tielke
ca. 1685

Musical Instruments for the Noh Dance, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Musical Instruments for the Noh Dance
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
19th century

Rebecchino, Boxwood, rosewood, ebony, Italian — Rebecchino
Italian
ca. 1420

Sesando, Bamboo, teak wood, palm (Borassus flabellifera), wire, Javanese (Timorese) — Sesando
Javanese (Timorese)
late 19th century

Atingting kon (slit gong), Tin Mweleun (commissioned by Tain Mal), Wood, paint — Atingting kon (slit gong)
Tin Mweleun
mid- to late 1960s

Glass Horn, Glass, French — Glass Horn
French
19th century

Pipa (琵琶 ), Wood, ivory, bone, silk, Chinese — Pipa (琵琶 )
Chinese
late 16th–early 17th century

Cornetto in A, Ivory, gilt ferrule, German — Cornetto in A
German
ca. 1575

Dizi, Jade, probably Chinese — Dizi
probably Chinese
late 18th–early 19th century

Harpsichord, Michele Todini , designer Italian, Wood, gilt, ebony, ivory, parchment, Italian (Roman) — Harpsichord
Designer Michele Todini
Basilio Onofri
Jacob Reiff
ca. 1670

Zanze, Wood, probably Cameroonian — Zanze
probably Cameroonian
late 19th century

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