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String Instrument: Head (Kalumbeti), Wood, fiber, Holo peoples
String Instrument: Head (Kalumbeti)
Holo peoples
19th–20th century
String Instrument
Puerto Rican
Rabāba, Coconut shell, wood, hide, ebony, pearl, iron, horsehair, Egyptian
Rabāba
Egyptian
late 19th century
Rebecchino, Boxwood, rosewood, ebony, Italian
Rebecchino
Italian
ca. 1420
Wagon (和琴), Mizutani Kakumu (professional name: Fujiwara Mitsukazu or Kowa) Japanese, Hinoki (Japanese cypress), silk, cotton, metal, Japanese
Wagon (和琴)
Mizutani Kakumu (professional name: Fujiwara Mitsukazu or Kowa)
1804
Top of a bridge pin, Gilt bronze, China
Top of a bridge pin
China
2nd–1st century BCE
Ukulele, Mahogany, hardwood, metal, Hawai'i
Ukulele
Hawai'i
ca. 1880
Flemish Grotesque with a Woman playing a String Instrument on a Fantastic Cart
Cornelis Bos
ca. 1550
Guitar, Manuel Ramírez Spanish, Spruce, rosewood, cedar, ebony, ivory or bone, Spanish
Guitar
Manuel Ramírez
Santos Hernández
1912
Cello Bow, Dodd Family United Kingdom, Wood, horsehair, mother of pearl, silver, bone, English
Cello Bow
Dodd Family
19th century
Saùng-Gauk, Wood, deerskin, paint, cotton cord, metal, glass, Burmese
Saùng-Gauk
Burmese
19th century
La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 23 (recto), Giovanni Ostaus , Venice Italian, Woodcut
La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 23 (recto)
Publisher Giovanni Ostaus
Illustrator Woodcut of Lucrezia designed by Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati)
1567
Corona delle Nobile et Virtuose Donne, Libro Terzo, page 17 (recto), Cesare Vecellio , Venice Italian, Woodcut
Corona delle Nobile et Virtuose Donne, Libro Terzo, page 17 (recto)
Designer Cesare Vecellio
Publisher Alessandro de' Vecchi
1620
Ānandalaharī, Wood, skin, string, Indian (Bengal)
Ānandalaharī
Indian (Bengal)
ca. 1885
Gusle, Wood, horsehair string, Serbian
Gusle
Serbian
ca. 1930
Clavichord, Christian Kintzing German, Wood, ebony, bone, walnut, paint, metal, German
Clavichord
Attributed to Christian Kintzing
1763
Electric Guitar, Steinberger Sound, “Steinberger blend” graphite and carbon fiber mix, metal, American
Electric Guitar
Steinberger Sound
mid 1980s
Figurative Harp (Domu), Wood, hide, Mangbetu peoples
Figurative Harp (Domu)
Mangbetu peoples
First half of 20th century
Rondador, Condor feathers, bamboo, cotton string, Ecuador
Rondador
Ecuador
ca. 1960
Sgra-Snyan, Carved wood, skin, gesso, gilding, Tibetan
Sgra-Snyan
Tibetan
14th–16th century
Sesando, Bamboo, teak wood, palm (Borassus flabellifera), wire, Javanese (Timorese)
Sesando
Javanese (Timorese)
late 19th century
Seven String Bass Viol, Nicolas Bertrand French, Maple, spruce, French
Seven String Bass Viol
Nicolas Bertrand
1720
Double Horn in F / B-flat, Eduard Kruspe German, Brass, nickel-silver, German
Double Horn in F / B-flat
Eduard Kruspe
1904–19
Over-the-Shoulder Soprano Horn in E-flat, John F. Stratton American, Nickel-silver, American
Over-the-Shoulder Soprano Horn in E-flat
John F. Stratton
ca. 1880
Violin, Philip Henry Holmes American, Wood, American
Violin
Philip Henry Holmes
1885
Guitar, Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel German, Spruce, ebony, fruitwood, bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, parchment, Italian
Guitar
Attributed to Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel
late 17th century
"Amaryllis Fleming" Cello, Brothers Amati Italian, Spruce, maple, varnish, ebony, gut, metal, Italian
"Amaryllis Fleming" Cello
Brothers Amati
1610–20
Pipa (琵琶 ), Wood, ivory, bone, silk, Chinese
Pipa (琵琶 )
Chinese
late 16th–early 17th century
Lyre Guitar, Joseph Pons (probably a son of César Pons) French, Mahogany, spruce, ebony, brass, nickel-silver, gilding, French
Lyre Guitar
Possibly Joseph Pons
ca. 1805
Viola d'Amore, Wood, string, German
Viola d'Amore
German
ca. 1700
Guitar, Joseph de Frías Spanish, Spruce, rosewood, cedar, ebony, mother-of-pearl, Spanish
Guitar
Attributed to Joseph de Frías
ca. 1780
Electric Violin, Rickenbacker, Inc. American, Aluminum, maple, ebony, American
Electric Violin
Rickenbacker, Inc.
ca. 1938
TU-BA-PHONE DELUXE model banjo, serial no. 51577, Vega Company American, Wood, metal, bone, ivoroid, mother-of-pearl
TU-BA-PHONE DELUXE model banjo, serial no. 51577
Vega Company
ca. 1924
Ānandalaharī, Wood, skin, Indian (Bengal)
Ānandalaharī
Indian (Bengal)
late 19th century
Ichigen-kin (一絃琴), Kasuke Satake Japanese, Wood, ivory, shell, coral, gut, Japanese
Ichigen-kin (一絃琴)
Kasuke Satake
19th century
Sitar, Wood, shell, Indian
Sitar
Indian
late 19th Century
Sihu (四胡 ), Redwood, snakeskin, bamboo, horsehair, Chinese
Sihu (四胡 )
Chinese
19th century
Tsii' Edo' Ai (Apache Fiddle), Lawrence Gotelay, Wood; sinew, horsehair, polychrome, Native American (Apache)
Tsii' Edo' Ai (Apache Fiddle)
Lawrence Gotelay
ca. 1887
Kora, Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté) Mandinka people, Gourd, goat skin, antelope-hide, ebony, metal, wood, Mandinka people, Senegambia
Kora
Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté)
ca. 1960
Robes Modeles Historiques, Turque
Designed, Printed and Published by Daydou Fils
19th century
Musical Bow, Wood, gourd, hemp, West African
Musical Bow
West African
late 19th century
Grand Piano, Ferdinand Hofmann Austrian, Cherry wood, brass, enamel, ebony, bone, Austrian
Grand Piano
Ferdinand Hofmann
ca. 1790