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Bongo Drums, Pearl Musical Instrument Company (?) Japanese, Wood, metal, paint, Japanese
Pearl Musical Instrument Company
20th century
Ngombi, Wood, nylon, hide, fiber, Tsogo
Tsogo
mid-20th century
[Thomas Merton Playing Bongos], Ralph Eugene Meatyard  American, Gelatin silver print
Ralph Eugene Meatyard
1968
Ngoma, Wood, Kuba people, Kasai cluster
Kuba people, Kasai cluster
19th century
Rnga, Wood, hide, paint, Tibetan
Tibetan
20th century
Ngombi (arched Harp), Wood, skin, vegetable fiber, leather, Fang/Kele people
Fang/Kele people
19th century
Jewelry set, shell, turquoise, Indigenous American
Indigenous American
probably 19th century
Figurative Harp, Fang artist, Wood, hide, fiber, pigment, tukula powder, Fang peoples
Fang artist
19th-mid-20th century
Dagger, Cassowary bone, feathers, shells, tradecloth, feathers, fiber, plastic beads, Mensuat region (?)
Mensuat region (?)
late 19th–mid-20th century
Eka-Tara, Gourd, skin, bamboo, Indian
Indian
late 19th century
Whistle, Bone, cowrie shell, string, Lunda?
Lunda?
late 19th–early 20th century
Kkwaenggwari (Gong), Brass, cord, Korean
Korean
20th century
Drum, Wood, hide, Ghanaian?
Ghanaian?
19th century
Nanga, Wood, skin, animal hair, beads, parkchment, African
African
19th century
Design Amulet with Loop on Back, Device with Dancing God, Hathor Symbol and Lion, Bone
ca. 2325–2150 BCE
Goje, Wood, hide, horsehair, shell, West Africa
West Africa
late 19th–early 20th century
Kyì-waìng, Wood, metal, Burmese
Burmese
late 19th century
Nanga, Wood, animal skin, gut strings, African
African
late 19th century
Dagger, Cassowary bone, fiber, seeds, Asmat people
Asmat people
mid-20th century
Gunibri, Gourd, leather, cloth, parchment, shells, Possibly Algerian or Tunisian
Possibly Algerian or Tunisian
late 19th century
Saint Tyagaraja Singing Hymns in Praise of Lord Rama, Y. G. Srimati  Indian, Watercolor on paper, India (Chennai)
Y. G. Srimati
1952–55
Drum, Wood, hide, leather, thread, Native American (Apache, probably)
Native American (Apache, probably)
19th century
Dyak Fiddle, Coconut, wood, snakeskin, rattan, Bornean
Bornean
late 19th century
Drum, Wood, lizard skin, fiber, Asmat people
Asmat people
mid-20th century
Slit Gong, Wood, lime, Bosmun (Bosngun) people (?)
Bosmun (Bosngun) people (?)
late 19th–early 20th century
Slit Gong-Rasp, Ekiti-Yoruba artist, Wood, Ekiti-Yoruba peoples
Ekiti-Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Hol, Wood, skin, cord, Indian (possibly Munda people)
Indian (possibly Munda people)
late 19th century
Ritual Vessel, Leather, horn, cowries, Mali
Mali
19th–20th century
Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Sago palm petiole, paint, Yinibu people
Yinibu people
mid-20th century
Lo, Metal, Chinese
Chinese
19th century
Drum, Zulu people  South African, Wood, fiber, South African
(?) Zulu people
19th century
Ozi, Wood, skin, Burmese
Burmese
late 19th century
Donsó Ngoni, Wood, skin, metal, Wasulu
Wasulu
19th century
Guinbri, Wood, skin, and various materials, possibly Sudanese
possibly Sudanese
19th century
Bangle, Shell (marine)
ca. 3650–3300 BCE
Byaw, Wood, skin, Burmese
Burmese
late 19th century
Drum, Kainarap, wood, lizard skin, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
Kainarap
mid-20th century
Lo, Metal, Chinese
Chinese
19th century
Gong with figure, Grassfields artist, Iron, wood, Grassfields peoples
Grassfields artist
19th–mid-20th century
Button or Bead, Bone; tinted, incised, and inlaid with paint
9th–10th century
People To Be Resembling, The Otolith Group  British, Single-channel digital video, black-and-white and color, sound, 21 min., 40 sec.
The Otolith Group
2012
Whistle, Bone, resin, Native American (Oglala)
Native American (Oglala)
19th century

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