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Nay;Rim-blown Flute

Place of production:Morocco
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Karkabou;Clappers

Place of production:Africa, Algeria
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Lyre

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Ghayta;Oboe

Place of production:Morocco
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Nay;Rim-blown Flute

Place of production:Egypt, Cairo
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Nay;Rim-blown Flute

Place of production:Morocco, Marrakesh
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Duct Flute

Place of production:Morocco, Rabat
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Whistle

Place of production:Uganda, Kampala
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Flute;Whistle

Place of production:Cameroon, Bamenda
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Sansa;Mbira

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Goge

Place of production:West Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Harp

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Fiddle;Lute

Place of production:Africa?
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Fiddle;Lute

Place of production:Africa?
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Xylophone

Place of production:West Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Tambourine

Place of production:Algeria
Date of production:
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Tambourine

Place of production:Algeria
Date of production:
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Mbira

Place of production:Zimbabwe
Date of production:
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Likembe

Place of production:Zimbabwe
Date of production:
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Natural trumpet

Place of production:Algeria
Date of production:
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Horn

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Horn

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Horn

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Horn

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Horn

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Side-blown trumpet

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Cymbals

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Academy of Music Museum

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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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Bowl lyre.

Place of production:East Africa/Africa
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Flageolet.

Place of production:Northern Africa/Africa
Date of production:Probably 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Flageolet.

Place of production:Northern Africa/Africa
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Shawm.

Place of production:Possibly Egypt
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Shawm.

Place of production:Possibly Egypt
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Lamellaphone.

Place of production:Sub-Saharan Africa/Africa
Date of production:Late 19th or early 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Drum.

Place of production:N. Africa.
Date of production:Possibly mid 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Treble guitar.

Place of production:Madeira
Date of production:Soon after 1824
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Lamellaphone.

Place of production:Central Africa (?).
Date of production:Probably mid 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Raft zither.

Place of production:Probably Central Africa
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bowl lute.

Place of production:West Africa/Africa
Date of production:Probably 19th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Bowl lute.

Place of production:West Africa/Africa
Date of production:Probably 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Shawm.

Place of production:Hausa, Northern Nigeria or Lake Chad area
Date of production:1969 or earlier
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Footed drum.

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:Possibly mid 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Side-blown horn.

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:Probably 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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End-blown flute.

Place of production:Northeast Uganda/Uganda
Date of production:Acquired 1968
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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End-blown flute.

Place of production:Ruwenzori Mountains/Western Uganda/Uganda
Date of production:Acquired 1968
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Finger-cymbals.

Place of production:Southern Egypt/Egypt
Date of production:Probably mid 20th century
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Ney (end-blown flute)

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:1975 or earlier
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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End-blown conical flute.

Place of production:Northern Uganda/Uganda
Date of production:Acquired 1968
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Olera (end-blown flute)

Place of production:Northern Uganda/Uganda
Date of production:Acquired 1966
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Olera (end-blown flute)

Place of production:West Nile/Uganda
Date of production:Acquired 1967
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Olera (end-blown flute)

Place of production:West Nile/Uganda
Date of production:Acquired 1967
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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End-blown conical flute.

Place of production:Northern Uganda/Uganda
Date of production:Acquired 1968
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Side-blown horn.

Place of production:Africa (?)
Date of production:Circa 1975; believed by previous owner to be 'very old'
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Xylophone

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:20th centurySerial number:
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Drum

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

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Kpanlogo

Place of production:Ghana
Date of production:
Collection:SOAS University of London

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Kpanlogo

Place of production:Ghana
Date of production:
Collection:SOAS University of London

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Kpanlogo

Place of production:Ghana
Date of production:
Collection:SOAS University of London

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Kpanlogo

Place of production:Ghana
Date of production:
Collection:SOAS University of London

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Drum

Place of production:Ghana
Date of production:
Collection:SOAS University of London

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Drum

Place of production:Ghana
Date of production:
Collection:SOAS University of London

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Valiha

Place of production:Madagascar
Date of production:
Collection:SOAS University of London

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Side-blown horn

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:SOAS University of London

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Xylophone

Place of production:Mozambique
Date of production:
Collection:SOAS University of London

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African harp

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:SOAS University of London

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Shekere

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:SOAS University of London

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Drum

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:National Trust for Scotland, Brodie Castle

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Mbira

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Albert Memorial Museum

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Ankle rattle

Place of production:Swaziland
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Albert Memorial Museum

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Emafahlawane

Place of production:Swaziland
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Albert Memorial Museum

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Lamellaphone

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

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Sansa

Place of production:Lake Malawi, Malawi, Southern Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Sansa

Place of production:Shire Highlands, Malawi, East Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Pipes, pandean

Place of production:Shire Highlands, Malawi, East Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Drum

Place of production:Karonga (Timezone: Africa/Blantyre)
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Violin

Place of production:Malawi
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Violin bow

Place of production:Malawi, East Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Musical instrument

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

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Drum

Place of production:Lake Namaramba, Malawi, East Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Kundi

Place of production:Darfur, Sudan, North Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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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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Horn, war

Place of production:Niam-Niam Land, Nilotic Sudan, North Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Horn

Place of production:Niam-Niam Land, Bahr-el-Ghazal, Nilotic Sudan, North Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Trumpet

Place of production:Malawi
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Horn

Place of production:Kenya
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Violin

Place of production:Malawi
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Violin bow

Place of production:Malawi
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Rattle

Place of production:Malawi
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Drum

Place of production:Malawi
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Reedpipe

Place of production:Likwenu, Upper Shire, Malawi, East Africa, AFRICA
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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Horn, war

Place of production:Kenya
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Drum

Place of production:Kumasi (Timezone: Africa/Accra)
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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