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The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 3 (1970)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 3

"The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments: Its Origin and Development"

Winternitz, Emanuel

1970

20 pages

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Emanuel Winternitz

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Mrs. John Crosby Brown (Mary Elizabeth Adams, 1842–1918), Anders Zorn Swedish, Oil on canvas — Mrs. John Crosby Brown (Mary Elizabeth Adams, 1842–1918)
Anders Zorn
ca. 1900

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

Whistling Jar, Mold-form clay, Chimu — Whistling Jar
Chimu
1000–1476

Rattle, Wood, string, pigment, Native American (Haida) — Rattle
Native American (Haida)
ca. 1880

Harpsichord, Michele Todini , designer Italian, Wood, gilt, ebony, ivory, parchment, Italian (Roman) — Harpsichord
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1670

Mokugyo (木魚), Wood, Japanese — Mokugyo (木魚)
Japanese
ca. 1800–1889

Bullroarer (Imunu Viki?), wood, lime, Papua New Guinean — Bullroarer (Imunu Viki?)
Papua New Guinean
late 19th century

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

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