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notched flute

Place of production:Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Lamellaphone

Place of production:Calabar (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:
Collection:The McManus

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Harp

Place of production:East Central State, Southern Nigeria, West Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Sansa

Place of production:Calabar (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Rattle

Place of production:Kano Province, Northern Nigeria, West Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Rattle

Place of production:Northern Nigeria, West Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Thumb piano

Place of production:Calabar (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Sansa

Place of production:Calabar (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Zither

Place of production:Kaduna (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Gurmi

Place of production:Katsina State, Nigeria, West Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Gong

Place of production:South Eastern State, Nigeria, West Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Rattle

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton

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Flute

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Drum

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton

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Drum

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton

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Double-conical drum

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Zanza

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Rattle

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Drum

Place of production:Oyo (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:before 1915
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Rattle

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:before 1915
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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End-blown horn

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:before 1897
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Zanza

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:before 1897
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Midwestern State, Nigeria, West Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:19th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Whistle

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1850–1946
Collection:Saffron Walden Museum

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Drum

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1850–1950
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Rattle

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1850–1950
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Raft zither

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1850–1950
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Quadruple bell

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1850–1950
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Rattle staff (ipawo ase)

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1850–1950
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Goge (part)

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1850–1950
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Bow for goge

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1850–1950
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Bow for goge

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Talking drum

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1850–1950
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Talking drum

Place of production:Africa (Nigeria?)
Date of production:
Collection:Cyfarthfa Castle Museum

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Sanza

Place of production:Calabar (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:second half of 19th century
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Clapper bell

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:Late 19th - 20th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Spike fiddle

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:late 19th or early 20th century.
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Algaita

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1875-1925
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Trumpet

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1895–1905
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Bells

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:Pre 1910
Collection:Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton

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Raft zither

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:
Collection:Saffron Walden Museum

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Talking drum

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1900–65
Collection:Saffron Walden Museum

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Side-blown horn

Place of production:Northern Nigeria
Date of production:before 1924
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Drum

Place of production:Northern Nigeria
Date of production:before 1924
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Conical drum

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:before 1918
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Handbell

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:before 1958
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Kakaki; trumpet

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1900-1925
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Frame drum; samba

Place of production:Lagos (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Notched flute

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:before 1961
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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raft zither

Place of production:Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Date of production:before 1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Talking drum

Place of production:Zaria (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:20th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Talking drum beater

Place of production:Zaria (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:20th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Talking drum

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1925–36
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Frame drum; ade ekwe

Place of production:Ibadan (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:1925-1950
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Side-blown horn

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production: 1925-1950
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Bullroarer

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1925-1955
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Idioglot clarinet

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1925-1950
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Notched flute

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1925-1954
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Notched flute

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1925-1950
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Trumpet

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1925-1950
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Whistle; end-blown flute

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1925-1950
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Frame drum.

Place of production:Ibadan/Nigeria
Date of production:(Mid 20th Century)
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Spike fiddle; goge; bow

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:mid-20th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Talking drum

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1940–60
Collection:Saffron Walden Museum

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Sansa

Place of production:Jos (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Goge; spike fiddle

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:circa 1950
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Arched harp

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production: circa 1950
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Molo; tanged lute

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:circa 1950
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Raft zither

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:c.1950
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Sakara

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:c. 1955
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Hourglass drum

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:circa 1961
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Double drum.

Place of production:West Nigeria/Nigeria
Date of production:Circa 1965
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Drum.

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:Circa 1965
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Double drum.

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:Circa 1965
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Tanged lute

Place of production:Wukari (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:c.1969
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Talking drum or Mother drum.

Place of production:Ibadan/Nigeria
Date of production:1966
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Gourd rattle.

Place of production:Ibadan/Nigeria
Date of production:1967
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Gourd resonated lamellaphone.

Place of production:Enugu/Nigeria
Date of production:1967
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Double bell.

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1968
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Conical drums; bata; beaters

Place of production:Okeho (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Conical drum; bata; beater

Place of production:Okeho (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Conical drum; bata

Place of production:Okeho (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Conical drum; bata

Place of production:Okeho (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Waist rattle

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:2000–2007
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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