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Kemengeh

Place of production:Cairo (Timezone: Africa/Cairo)
Date of production:1873–1947
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Rahab-Eish-sha'er

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:1873–1947
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Raphapha

Place of production:Cairo (Timezone: Africa/Cairo)
Date of production:1873–1947
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Dilruba; fiddle

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

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Banam; fiddle

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

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Spike tube fiddle.

Place of production:China
Date of production:Pre 1888
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bowed zither

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

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Spike fiddle

Place of production:Sumatra, Indonesia
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Dilruba; fiddle

Place of production:Northern India
Date of production: c. 1890
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle; alabu sarangi

Place of production:
Date of production:circa 1895
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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One-string fiddle

Place of production:Isle of Man
Date of production:c.1895
Collection:Manx National Heritage

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Rebab; necked fiddle

Place of production:Tunis (Timezone: Africa/Tunis)
Date of production:1894
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Tayaw (bowl fiddle)

Place of production:Burma
Date of production:Circa 1900
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Sarinda; fiddle

Place of production:India
Date of production:circa 1900?
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Hardingfele

Place of production:Norway
Date of production:1898
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Fiddle

Place of production:Unknown
Date of production:
Collection:Science Museum

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Horn fiddle

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1904 (circa)
Collection:National Museums Wales

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Spike fiddle

Place of production:Morocco
Date of production:before 1981
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Kemanche

Place of production:Persia
Date of production:before 1981
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Esraj; fiddle

Place of production:
Date of production:before 1948
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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'Japanese fiddle'

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

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Spike fiddle (part)

Place of production:Uganda
Date of production:1900–12
Collection:Saffron Walden Museum

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One-string fiddle

Place of production:Abyssinia/Ethiopia
Date of production:before 1943
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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One-string fiddle

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:1900–70
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Spike fiddle; endingidi

Place of production:Uganda
Date of production:before 1974
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle

Place of production:India
Date of production: before 1975
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Sarangi; fiddle

Place of production:North India
Date of production:before 1976
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle

Place of production:Orissa?
Date of production:before 1976
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle; endingdi

Place of production:Uganda
Date of production:Before 1999
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle; piwaang

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

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Fiddle; clog fiddle

Place of production:Sittard (Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam)
Date of production:before 1974
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Sarangi

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

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Endingdi; spike fiddle

Place of production:Uganda
Date of production:before 1954
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Tube zither; fiddle

Place of production:Madagascar
Date of production:before 1956
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Masenqo; spike fiddle

Place of production:Eritrea
Date of production: before 1965
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Rebab; necked fiddles

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

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Fiddle

Place of production:Madagascar
Date of production:before 1960
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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So duang; spike fiddle

Place of production:Thailand
Date of production:before 1955
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Hardanger fiddle

Place of production:Telemark, Norway
Date of production:before 1958
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Rebec

Place of production:UK, England, Manchester
Date of production:20th century
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Rebec

Place of production:UK, England, Manchester
Date of production:20th century
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Phono Fiddle

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Erhu

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

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Masenqo

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

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Spike fiddle; gogoray; bow

Place of production:Odisha, India, South Asia, Asia
Date of production:Before 2004
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Kemence; fiddle

Place of production:Turkey, West Asia, Asia
Date of production:before 1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Sarang / fiddle

Place of production:Nuristan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, ASIA
Date of production:20th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Rabab / fiddle

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

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Saroz / fiddle

Place of production:Quetta (Timezone: Asia/Karachi)
Date of production:20th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Kemence karadeniz

Place of production:Trabzon (Timezone: Europe/Istanbul)
Date of production:20th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Rebab

Place of production:Kota Bharu (Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur)
Date of production:20th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Ravenhatta

Place of production:Jodhpur (Timezone: Asia/Kolkata)
Date of production:20th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Ravenhatta

Place of production:Jodhpur (Timezone: Asia/Kolkata)
Date of production:20th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Gadulka

Place of production:Bulgaria
Date of production:first half of 20th century
Collection:Cyfarthfa Castle Museum

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Ravanhattha

Place of production:India
Date of production:first half of 20th century
Collection:Swindon Museum & Art Gallery

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Huqin (neck only)

Place of production:China
Date of production:first half of 20th century
Collection:Swindon Museum & Art Gallery

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Fiddle

Place of production:
Date of production:
Collection:The McManus

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Goge

Place of production:Nartindati village, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Date of production:1920–9
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Goge

Place of production:Cameroon (purchased; probable origin from Nigeria)
Date of production:1920–9
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Fiddle

Place of production:Chota Nagpur
Date of production:1925-1958
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Hardanger fiddle.

Place of production:Mogedal in Telemarken
Date of production:1929
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Gusle

Place of production:Serbia
Date of production:1930
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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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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Rebec

Place of production:Haslemere (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1934
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle; rabab

Place of production:Jordan
Date of production:c.1940
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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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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Spike fiddle; so sam sai

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

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Kementses; lira; fiddle

Place of production:Greece
Date of production:c. 1955
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Endingidi

Place of production:Uganda
Date of production:1955–64
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Lyre; rababa

Place of production:
Date of production:circa 1968
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle.

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:Circa 1970
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Spike fiddle.

Place of production:Western Sudan/Sudan
Date of production:Circa 1970
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Sarangi

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

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Spike fiddle; rebab

Place of production:Malaysia
Date of production:c. 1972
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Erhu

Place of production:
Date of production:late 20c.
Collection:Royal Academy of Music Museum

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Erhu

Place of production:
Date of production:late 20 c.
Collection:Royal Academy of Music Museum

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Spike fiddle; erhu

Place of production:Beijing (Timezone: Asia/Shanghai)
Date of production:circa 1975
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle; yehu; bow

Place of production:Beijing Province
Date of production:circa 1975
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle.

Place of production:Kelantan/Western Malaysia
Date of production:Circa 1977
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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So u

Place of production:Thailand
Date of production:circa 1979
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Fiddle; gadulka

Place of production:Arbanasi
Date of production:circa 1985
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle; riti

Place of production:Bakau (Timezone: Africa/Banjul)
Date of production: circa 1985
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Ghichak; spike fiddle

Place of production:Tashkent (Timezone: Asia/Tashkent)
Date of production:c. 1985
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle

Place of production:Baghdad (Timezone: Asia/Baghdad)
Date of production:1987
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Rebab

Place of production:Kathmandu (Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu)
Date of production:1991
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle

Place of production:Langa
Date of production:1991
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle; gogoray; bow

Place of production:Odisha, India, South Asia, Asia
Date of production:circa 1999
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle; pulluvan vina; bow

Place of production:Kerala, India, South Asia, Asia
Date of production:January 2002
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Morin khuur

Place of production:Mongolia
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Collection Trust

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Fiddle; ghijak

Place of production:Xinjiang (Timezone: Asia/Shanghai)
Date of production:2003
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fiddle

Place of production:Shetland (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:2009
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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