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Trough zither

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

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Piano

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

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Rattle

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

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Harp

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

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Sistrum

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:Late Middle Kingdom to Early New Kingdom
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Drum

Place of production:Kasai District, Congo, Central Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Beater

Place of production:Kasai District, Congo, Central Africa, AFRICA
Date of production:
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Castanets

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:Early Dynastic
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Castanet

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:Early Dynastic
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Rattle

Place of production:Sierra Leone
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton

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Drum

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

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Rattle

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

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Tambourine

Place of production:Algiers (Timezone: Africa/Algiers)
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Flute

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

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Zanza/m'bira?

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

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Drum

Place of production:Chama (Timezone: Africa/Lusaka)
Date of production:
Collection:Warrington Museum

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notched flute

Place of production:Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Whistle

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Manchester Museum

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Reedpipe

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Reedpipe

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Cymbals

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Castanets

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:Third Intermediate Period
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Reedpipe

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Rattle

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Rattle

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Rattle

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Sistrum

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Sistrum

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Petrie Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

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Clappers

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Fitzwilliam Museum

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Sistrum

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Eton College

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Sistrum

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Eton College

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Sistrum

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Eton College

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Sistrum

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Eton College

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Sistrum

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Eton College

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Sistrum

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Eton College

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Sistrum

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Eton College

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Bell

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

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Musical instrument

Place of production:Sierra Leone
Date of production:
Collection:The Hunterian

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Musical instrument

Place of production:Sierra Leone
Date of production:
Collection:The Hunterian

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Sistrum

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Egypt Centre

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Bell

Place of production:Egypt
Date of production:
Collection:Girton College

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Notched flute

Place of production:Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Kalumbu

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

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End-blown horn

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:16th century
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Kwitra

Place of production:North Africa (Morocco or Algeria)
Date of production:1650–1750
Collection:Stroud District (Cowle) Museum

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Lamellaphone

Place of production:West Africa , Gold Coast
Date of production:1700 - 1899
Collection:The Hunterian

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Slit drum, ‘ngul / kuli’

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

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Drum

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

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Drum

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

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Darabukka

Place of production:N. Africa (?Persia)
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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'kemangeh-a'gouz'

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

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Guinbri

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

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Guinbri

Place of production:Algeria (?Morocco)
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Guinbri

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

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Guinbri

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

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Guinbri

Place of production:West Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Guinbri

Place of production:West Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Kasso

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

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Mvet ('gubo')

Place of production:East Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Nanga

Place of production:East Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Ombi (Ngombi)

Place of production:West Africa
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Zeze

Place of production:Mombasa (Timezone: Africa/Nairobi)
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Valiha

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

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Nay

Place of production:Cairo (Timezone: Africa/Cairo)
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Nay

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

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Valiha

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

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Hourglass drum

Place of production:West Africa
Date of production:before 1973
Collection:Royal College of Music Museum

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Marimba

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

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