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

Morin Khuur, Purevadavaa Baigalgav Mongolian, Wood, hide, horsehair, polychrome, Mongolian — Morin Khuur
Purevadavaa Baigalgav
2001

Suling (ring flute), Cane, palm fiber, Indonesian (Sundanese) — Suling (ring flute)
Indonesian (Sundanese)
20th century

"Gould" Violin, Antonio Stradivari Italian, Maple, spruce, ebony, Italian (Cremona) — "Gould" Violin
Antonio Stradivari
1693

Cittern, Joachim Tielke German, Cypress, ivory, ebony, parchment, brass, German — Cittern
Joachim Tielke
ca. 1685

Jíbaro Guitar, Wood, Native American (Puerto Rico) — Jíbaro Guitar
Native American (Puerto Rico)
late 19th Century

Double head fretless banjo, Various woods, metal hardware, calfskin head, calf gut strings, American — Double head fretless banjo
American
ca.1850

Ekadandi Vina, Jack wood, metal, bone, Indian — Ekadandi Vina
Indian
19th century

Design for a Pendentive: Youthful Musicians with Stringed Instruments, Pomponio Amalteo Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over red chalk, on blue paper — Design for a Pendentive: Youthful Musicians with Stringed Instruments
Pomponio Amalteo
1505–88

Disc Rattle, Wood, skin (deer?), pebble, polychome, cord, Native American (Siouan, Dakota probably) — Disc Rattle
Native American (Siouan, Dakota probably)
19th century

Fretless banjo with baluster-back neck, Various woods, metal hardware, bone knobs, calfskin head, calfgut strings, American — Fretless banjo with baluster-back neck
American
ca.1850

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

Electar Zephyr Amplifier

Epiphone

ca. 1940

Saing Waing Ah-Pwe (figures of Burmese orch), Wood, paint, Burmese — Saing Waing Ah-Pwe (figures of Burmese orch)
Burmese
late 19th century

Saing Waing Ah-Pwe (figures of Burmese orch), Wood, paint, Burmese — Saing Waing Ah-Pwe (figures of Burmese orch)
Burmese
late 19th century

Violin, Johann Anton Gedler German, Wood, mother-of-pearl, silver, German — Violin
Johann Anton Gedler
ca. 1752–1800

Vīnā (bīn), Gourd, metal, wax, Indian — Vīnā (bīn)
Indian
mid-19th century

Han Koto, Wakamura workshop, Paulownia wood, lacquer, red coral, Japanese — Han Koto
Wakamura workshop
ca. 1891

Shamisen, Takechi Matsukawa for Japanese, Wood, catskin, rope, silk string, lacquer, red coral, Japanese — Shamisen
Takechi Matsukawa
Wakamura workshop
1891

Biwa, Wakamura workshop, Wood, lacquer, gold, white coral?, leather, ivory, Japanese — Biwa
Wakamura workshop
ca. 1891

Pakhāvaj, Wood, goatskin, leather, Indian — Pakhāvaj
Indian
late 20th Century

Viola d'Amore, Johannes Florenus Guidantus Italian, Spruce, maple, ebony, Italian — Viola d'Amore
Johannes Florenus Guidantus
18th century

Ānandalaharī, Wood, skin, Indian (Bengal) — Ānandalaharī
Indian (Bengal)
late 19th century

Panpiper-shaped vessel, Chimú artist(s), Silver, malachite, resin, Chimú — Panpiper-shaped vessel
Chimú artist(s)
1350–1470 CE

Viola d'Amore, Wood, string, German — Viola d'Amore
German
ca. 1700

Qin (Seven-stringed zither), Unidentified artist, Purple sandalwood (zitan) and black lacquer, China — Qin (Seven-stringed zither)
Unidentified artist
late 16th century

Ānandalaharī, Wood, skin, string, Indian (Bengal) — Ānandalaharī
Indian (Bengal)
ca. 1885

Stringed Instrument, Wood, Melanesian (New Guinea) — Stringed Instrument
Melanesian (New Guinea)
late 19th century

Viola d'Amore, Wood, ebony, mother of pearl, metal strings, French — Viola d'Amore
French
18th century

Stringed Instrument, Wood, Arabian — Stringed Instrument
Arabian
late 19th century

Mute Viola d'Amore, Daniel Achatius Stadlmann Austrian, Wood, Austrian — Mute Viola d'Amore
Daniel Achatius Stadlmann
mid-18th century

Stringed Instrument, coconut shell, bamboo, Malagasy — Stringed Instrument
Malagasy
late 19th century

Stringed Instrument, Turtle shell and wood, 4 strings., Arabian — Stringed Instrument
Arabian
late 19th century

Mandolin, Orville Gibson American, Walnut, spruce, ebony, pearl, tortoiseshell, bone, American — Mandolin
Orville Gibson
1898

Viola d'Amore, Jean-Nicolas Lambert French, Wood, French — Viola d'Amore
Jean-Nicolas Lambert
second half 18th century

Stringed Instrument (Qanbus), Wood, hide, Arabian — Stringed Instrument (Qanbus)
Arabian
late 19th century

Viola d'Amore, Spruce, maple, European — Viola d'Amore
European

Viola d'Amore, Wood, metal, brass, Italian? — Viola d'Amore
Italian?
19th century

Music Party on a Riverside Terrace, Opaque color and gold on paper — Music Party on a Riverside Terrace
ca. 1670

Viola d'Amore, Brass, wood, ivory, metal, Austrian — Viola d'Amore
Austrian
1733