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Tabor Pipe

Place of production:Ecuador, Quito
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Duct Flute;Pincullu

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

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Ocarina

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

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Whistle

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

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Whistle;Vessel Flute

Place of production:South America?
Date of production:
Collection:Bate Collection, Oxford

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Flute

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

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Archlute

Place of production:Cartagena (Timezone: America/Santiago)
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Albert Memorial Museum

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Vessel flute

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

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Vessel

Place of production:Peru
Date of production:
Collection:The Hunterian

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Flute

Place of production:Guyana (British Guiana), America South, Guyana
Date of production:
Collection:The Hunterian

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Flute

Place of production:Guyana (British Guiana), America South, Guyana
Date of production:
Collection:The Hunterian

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Flute

Place of production:Guyana (British Guiana)?, America South, Guyana
Date of production:
Collection:The Hunterian

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Nose flute

Place of production:Guyana (British Guiana), America South, Guyana
Date of production:
Collection:The Hunterian

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Crotal

Place of production:Peru
Date of production:200 BCE - 600 CE
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Whistle figurine

Place of production:Ecuador
Date of production:
Collection:Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

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Vessel flute; whistling pot

Place of production:Lambayeque (Timezone: America/Lima)
Date of production:100 - 1470 A.D.
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Whistle; duct flute

Place of production:Ica (Timezone: America/Lima)
Date of production:600-900
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Whistle; double flutes

Place of production:Peru
Date of production:600-900
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Ocarina

Place of production:Ecuador
Date of production:
Collection:Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

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Whistle; vessel flute

Place of production:Manabi
Date of production:circa 800 A.D.
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Vessel flute

Place of production:Peru
Date of production:circa 800 A.D.
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Transverse flute

Place of production:Virú (Timezone: America/Lima)
Date of production:circa 800 A.D.
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Panpipes

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

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Qena;Notch Flute

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

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Qena;Notch Flute

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

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Drum

Place of production:São Gabriel (Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo)
Date of production:1800–1853
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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"Turucána" beater

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Sekere

Place of production:Bahia, Brazil
Date of production:1800–1856
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Jurupari

Place of production:Uaupés River, Brazil
Date of production:1800–1854
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Flute

Place of production:South America
Date of production:
Collection:Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton

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Folk violin

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

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Pan pipes

Place of production:South America, Paraguay, Bolivia(?), Upper Orinoco, Siapopo
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Whistle; vessel flute

Place of production:Paraguay
Date of production:before 1909
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Duct flute; pinkillu

Place of production:Potosí (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:1800-1900
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Whistle; ocarina

Place of production:Costa Rica
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Panpipes

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

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Rattle

Place of production:Paraguay
Date of production:19th - early 20th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Rattle

Place of production:Peru
Date of production:19th century
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Maracas

Place of production:Uaupés River, Brazil (Colombia?)
Date of production:1850–1864
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Vessel rattle

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

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End-blown flute

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

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Whistle

Place of production:Brazil (?)
Date of production:1850–1950
Collection:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Panpipes

Place of production:Ecuador
Date of production:late 19th century
Collection:Royal Northern College of Music

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Charango

Place of production:Cuchu-pucra, Camargo, Bolivia, SOUTH AMERICA
Date of production:Late 19th century
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Nose flute

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

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Nose flute

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

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Nose flute

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

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Maracas

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:before 1934
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Maracas

Place of production:Guyana
Date of production:before 1921
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Bird beak rattle

Place of production:Guyana
Date of production:before 1921
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Nose flute

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:before 1980
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Tambourine

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:before 1934
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Bone flute

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:before 1921
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Bone flute

Place of production:Brazil?
Date of production:before 1921
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Bamboo flute

Place of production:Bolivia
Date of production:before 1921
Collection:Warrington Museum

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Whistle; ocarina

Place of production:Costa Rica
Date of production:before 1931
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Panpipes; rondador

Place of production:Quito (Timezone: America/Guayaquil)
Date of production:before 1960
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Pan pipes

Place of production:Ecuador
Date of production:mid 20th century
Collection:International Anthony Burgess Foundation

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Diatonic harp

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

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Panpipe

Place of production:Peru
Date of production:1950–1991
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Whistle

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:1950–1991
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Conical drum

Place of production:Colombia
Date of production:circa 1965
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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End-blown flute; jantarka

Place of production:Potosí (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:circa 1970
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Rainstick

Place of production:Chile
Date of production:late 20th century
Collection:McLean Museum and Art Gallery

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Cavaquinho

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:1978
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Bandolim

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:1978
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Frame drum; caja

Place of production:Potosí (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:circa 1985
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Cuatro; guitar

Place of production:Cumanacoa (Timezone: America/Caracas)
Date of production:c.1986
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Duct flute; pinkillu

Place of production:Vitichi, Potosi, Bolivia, South America, Americas
Date of production:circa 1987
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Charango

Place of production:Potosí (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:circa 1987
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Duct flute; pinkillu

Place of production:Potosí (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:circa 1987
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Duct flute; pinkillu

Place of production:Potosí (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:circa 1987
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Duct flute; pinkillu

Place of production:Potosí (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:circa 1987
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Duct flutes; pifano

Place of production:Ecuador
Date of production:circa 1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Panpipes.

Place of production:Bolivia
Date of production:1986
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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End-blown flute.

Place of production:Bolivia
Date of production:1986
Collection:University of Edinburgh

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Drum

Place of production:Vendaval, Brazil
Date of production:1990–1996
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Duct flute; mohoceño

Place of production:La Paz (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Kena; notched flute

Place of production:La Paz (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Panpipes; siku

Place of production:La Paz (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Panpipes; siku

Place of production:La Paz (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Panpipes; siku

Place of production:La Paz (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Panpipes; chuli siku

Place of production:La Paz (Timezone: America/La_Paz)
Date of production:1990
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Musical bow; berimbau

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:circa 2000
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Notched flute; kena

Place of production:Ayacucho (Timezone: America/Lima)
Date of production:18 September 1997
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Seed pod shaker

Place of production:Peru
Date of production:2000–2009
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Stick rattle

Place of production:Peru
Date of production:2000–2012
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Rattle

Place of production:Peru
Date of production:2000–2012
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Rattle

Place of production:Peru
Date of production:2000–2012
Collection:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Stick

Place of production:Rio de Janeiro (Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo)
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Harmonica

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:2010
Collection:National Museums Scotland

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Gong

Place of production:Rio de Janeiro (Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo)
Date of production: circa 2015
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Beater

Place of production:Rio de Janeiro (Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo)
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Panpipes

Place of production:Mato Grosso
Date of production:circa 2015
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Frame drum; tamborim

Place of production:Rio de Janeiro (Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo)
Date of production:2010
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Friction drum; cuica

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:2015
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Cylindrical drum; repinique

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:2015
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Agogo

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:2015
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Stick

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:2015
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Surdo

Place of production:Brazil
Date of production:2015
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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