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Fiddle

Place of production:Mongolia
Date of production:
Collection:Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

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Fiddle

Place of production:China
Date of production:
Collection:Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

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Spike fiddle

Place of production:Asia; ?East Asia; ?Southeast Asia
Date of production:
Collection:Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

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Strohviol

Place of production:
Date of production:
Collection:Cliffe Castle Museum

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Fiddle

Place of production:
Date of production:
Collection:National Trust, Ham House

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Lira da braccio

Place of production:Venice (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:c.1580
Collection:Ashmolean Museum

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Rabab

Place of production:India
Date of production:before 1894
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Sarangi

Place of production:India
Date of production:before 1894
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Sarangi

Place of production:India
Date of production:before 1884
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Cikara

Place of production:India
Date of production:
Collection:National Trust, Snowshill Manor

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Spike fiddle

Place of production:China
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Pocket fiddle

Place of production:England
Date of production:late 18th century
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Kamanche; spike fiddle

Place of production:Asia
Date of production:circa 1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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'kemangeh-a'gouz'

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Rabab

Place of production:Arabia / N. Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Sarangi

Place of production:N. (?S.) India
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Sarangi

Place of production:?N. India
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Sarinda

Place of production:Bengal
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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T'i ch'in

Place of production:China
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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T'i ch'in (?keikin)

Place of production:China (?Japan)
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Erhu

Place of production:China
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Kokyu

Place of production:Japan
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Kokiu

Place of production:Japan
Date of production:before 1911
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Sarinda

Place of production:India
Date of production:before 1884
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Sarangi

Place of production:unknown
Date of production:before 1909
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Mina sarangi

Place of production:India
Date of production:before 1884
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Taus

Place of production:India
Date of production:before 1884
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Jinghu

Place of production:China
Date of production:
Collection:Torquay Museum

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Fiddle

Place of production:Tibet
Date of production:
Collection:Torquay Museum

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Tapoura or rabbaba

Place of production:Africa, E Sudan, Nubia
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Sarangi

Place of production:India
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Masenqo

Place of production:Abyssinia/Ethiopia
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Soku

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

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Raphapha

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

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Kemengeh

Place of production:Cairo (Timezone: Africa/Cairo)
Date of production:before 1862
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Sarangi

Place of production:North India
Date of production:before 1914
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Bowed zither

Place of production:Europe
Date of production:
Collection:National Trust, Snowshill Manor

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Sarinda

Place of production:India
Date of production:
Collection:National Trust, Snowshill Manor

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Bowed zither

Place of production:Germany
Date of production:
Collection:National Trust, Snowshill Manor

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Spike fiddle

Place of production:Sudan
Date of production:before 1908
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle

Place of production:India
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle

Place of production:Burma
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle; rebab

Place of production:Turkey
Date of production:before 1870
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle; rababa

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:before 1874
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle

Place of production:Orissa
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Clog fiddle

Place of production:Sittard (Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam)
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Lira da braccio

Place of production:England
Date of production:early 19th century
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Fiddle

Place of production:unknown
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Lira

Place of production:Turkey
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Rabab

Place of production:Morocco
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Rabab

Place of production:Morocco
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Fiddle

Place of production:unknown
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Erhu

Place of production:China
Date of production:
Collection:McLean Museum and Art Gallery

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Greek Lyra

Place of production:Greece
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Dean Castle

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Gusle and bow

Place of production:Serbia
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Liverpool

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Tayaw

Place of production:Myanmar
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Royal Collection Trust

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Fiddle

Place of production:Western Arctic, Alaska?
Date of production:1800s
Collection:The McManus

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Spike fiddle

Place of production:Gondar (Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa)
Date of production:19th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Fiddle

Place of production:Beijing (Timezone: Asia/Shanghai)
Date of production:19th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Sarinda

Place of production:India
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Stroud District (Cowle) Museum

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One-string fiddle

Place of production:England (?)
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Stroud District (Cowle) Museum

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Spike fiddle; sihu

Place of production:China
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Esraj; fiddle

Place of production:Bengal
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Rabab; double-chested lute

Place of production:Afghanistan/India
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle

Place of production:Caucasus Mountains
Date of production: 19th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle; cikara

Place of production:India
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle; banam

Place of production:Orissa
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Hardanger fiddle

Place of production:Bø
Date of production:circa 1845
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Philomele

Place of production:probably Austria
Date of production:c.1850
Collection:National Museums Liverpool

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Gadulka; fiddle

Place of production:Bulgaria
Date of production:c. 1850
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Rebab; fiddle

Place of production:Souss-Massa-Drân
Date of production:circa 1850
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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sarinda

Place of production:
Date of production:1850-1900; 1870-1910
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Erhu

Place of production:China
Date of production:1850–1950
Collection:Saffron Walden Museum

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Goge

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

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Huqin

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

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Erhu

Place of production:China
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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Banhu

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

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Rabab

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

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Gusle

Place of production:Balkan Peninsula (former Yugoslavia)
Date of production:1850–1950
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Kokyu

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

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Mayuri dilruba (ta'us)

Place of production:India
Date of production:
Collection:Cyfarthfa Castle Museum

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Goge

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Swindon Museum & Art Gallery

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Taus (mayuri)

Place of production:India
Date of production:second half of 19th century
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Yehu

Place of production:China
Date of production:second half of 19th century
Collection:Swindon Museum & Art Gallery

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So u

Place of production:Thailand
Date of production:second half of 19th century
Collection:Swindon Museum & Art Gallery

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Spike fiddle (part)

Place of production:Middle East
Date of production:second half of 19th century
Collection:Swindon Museum & Art Gallery

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Sarangi

Place of production:India
Date of production:second half of 19th century
Collection:Swindon Museum & Art Gallery

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Sarangi

Place of production:India
Date of production:
Collection:Swindon Museum & Art Gallery

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Cikara

Place of production:India
Date of production:second half of 19th century
Collection:Swindon Museum & Art Gallery

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Kamanche

Place of production:Turkey
Date of production:1860 - 1867 (Made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

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K'aman; necked fiddle

Place of production:West Asia
Date of production:circa 1865
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle

Place of production:Russian Federation
Date of production:circa 1865
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Cikara; fiddle

Place of production:Uttar Pradesh
Date of production:c.1870
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Bowed zither

Place of production:Munich
Date of production:1867 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

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Lira

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:late 19th century
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Streichmelodion

Place of production:Moravia
Date of production:late 19th century
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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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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Hardanger fiddle

Place of production:Telemark
Date of production:1872 (made)
Collection:Victoria and Albert Museum

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