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Nguru

Place of production:New Zealand
Date of production:1820–30
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Rnga

Place of production:Ladakh, Jammu and Kahsmir (state), India
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Rkang-gling

Place of production:Tibet
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Tsakling

Place of production:Ladakh, Jammu and Kahsmir (state), India
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Zangs-dung

Place of production:Tibet
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Di

Place of production:China
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Maraca

Place of production:Malaysia
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton 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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Kettledrum

Place of production:Malaysia
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Kettledrum

Place of production:Malaysia
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Chakhe

Place of production:Malaysia or Thailand
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Gambus

Place of production:Malaysia
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Rebana (gendang penganak)

Place of production:Malaysia
Date of production:1880–91
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Uganda
Date of production:1890–1903
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Ennanga

Place of production:Uganda
Date of production:1890–2
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Goblet drum

Place of production:Uganda
Date of production:1890–3
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Trough zither

Place of production:Tanzania
Date of production:1895–1907
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Side-blown horn

Place of production:Tshopo (province between Poko and Medje), Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of production:1900–14
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Bow for kamanche

Place of production:North Africa
Date of production:1900–11
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Drum

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:first half of 20th century
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Talking drum

Place of production:Africa
Date of production:first half of 20th century
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Cameroon or Uganda (?)
Date of production:first half of 20th century
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Lamellaphone

Place of production:Edward Nyanza (area), Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of production:1905–6
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Duct flute

Place of production:Algeria
Date of production:1910–20
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Slit drum

Place of production:Yaoundé (Timezone: Africa/Douala)
Date of production:1920–9
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mvet

Place of production:Yaoundé (Timezone: Africa/Douala)
Date of production:1920–9
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mvet

Place of production:Yaoundé (Timezone: Africa/Douala)
Date of production:1920–9
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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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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Mendzan

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1920–9
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mvet

Place of production:Yaoundé (region), Central Cameroon
Date of production:1920–9
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Timbrh

Place of production:Ekoua, Central Cameroon
Date of production:1920–9
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mendzan

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1920–9
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mvet

Place of production:Cuvette-Ouest (province), Ozdala National Park (area), French Congo (Republic of the Congo)
Date of production:1920–7
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Talking drum

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1920–30
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Duct flute

Place of production:Fez, Fès-Meknès (region), Morocco
Date of production:1920–30
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Duct flute

Place of production:Fez, Fès-Meknès (region), Morocco
Date of production:1920–30
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Kooauau

Place of production:New Zealand
Date of production:1820–30
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Pluriarc

Place of production:Cameroon (Littoral Region)
Date of production:1925–31
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Reedpipe

Place of production:Cameroon (North Region, Tcheboa)
Date of production:1925–31
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Cameroon (North Region, Tcheboa)
Date of production:1925–31
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Cameroon (North Region, Tcheboa)
Date of production:1925–31
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Bell

Place of production:Cameroon (North Region, Tcheboa)
Date of production:1925–31
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Notched flute

Place of production:Cameroon (North Region, Hosere Kone)
Date of production:1925–31
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Drum

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–31
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Timbrh

Place of production:Nartindati village, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Date of production:1925–32
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Timbrh

Place of production:Nartindati village, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Date of production:1925–32
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Rattle

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–32
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Dance stick rattles

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–32
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Drum

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–32
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Rattle

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–32
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Drum

Place of production:Edea, Littoral (province), Cameroon
Date of production:1925–32
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Whistle

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–32
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Whistle

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–32
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Timbrh

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–31
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mvet

Place of production:
Date of production:1925–31
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mvet

Place of production:
Date of production:1925–31
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Talking drum

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:1925–36
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mendzan

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mendzan

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mendzan

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mendzan

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mendzan

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Mendzan

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Ankle rattle

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–34
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Drum

Place of production:Cameroon
Date of production:1925–36
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Drum

Place of production:Afgoye (on the Uebi Scebele River), Lower Shebelle (region), Somalia
Date of production:1925–35
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Camel bell

Place of production:Mogadishu (Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu)
Date of production:1925–35
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Kayamba

Place of production:Chovaye Island, Bajuni Islands, Jabbada Hoose (region), Somalia
Date of production:1925–35
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Kayamba

Place of production:Ciula Island, Bajuni Islands, Jabbada Hoose (region), Somalia
Date of production:1925–35
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Tambourine

Place of production:Chovaye Island, Bajuni Islands, Jabbada Hoose (region), Somalia
Date of production:1925–35
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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End-blown flute

Place of production:Fuma Island, Bajuni Islands, Jabbada Hoose (region), Somalia
Date of production:1925–35
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Transverse flute or side-blown horn

Place of production:Ciula Island, Bajuni Islands, Jabbada Hoose (region), Somalia
Date of production:1925–35
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Kisir

Place of production:Somalia Coast (South of Jamaame)
Date of production:1925–35
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Drum

Place of production:Jilib (Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu)
Date of production:1925–35
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Camel bell

Place of production:Kismayo (Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu)
Date of production:1925–35
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Kundi

Place of production:Tumbura (county), Western Equatoria (state), South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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End-blown flute

Place of production:South of Wau (city), Western Bahr el Ghazal (region), South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Whistle

Place of production:South of Wau (city), Western Bahr el Ghazal (region), South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Whistle

Place of production:South of Wau (city), Western Bahr el Ghazal (region), South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Notched flute

Place of production:South of Wau (city), Western Bahr el Ghazal (region), South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Notched flute

Place of production:South of Wau (city), Western Bahr el Ghazal (region), South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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End-blown flute

Place of production:South of Wau (city), Western Bahr el Ghazal (region), South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Rattle

Place of production:Belinda Hills, Mongalla, Central Equitoria (state), South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Whistle

Place of production:Logoforok, Eastern Equatoria (state), South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
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Whistle

Place of production:Logoforok, Eastern Equatoria (state), South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Side-blown horn

Place of production:South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Side-blown horn

Place of production:South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Side-blown horn

Place of production:South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Side-blown horn

Place of production:South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Arched harp

Place of production:South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Arched harp

Place of production:South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Sanza

Place of production:South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Sanza

Place of production:South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Sanza

Place of production:South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Kundi

Place of production:Tumbura (county), Western Equatoria (state), South Sudan
Date of production:1925–33
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Reedpipe

Place of production:Angola
Date of production:1930–7
Collection:Powell-Cotton Museum

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Jew’s harp

Place of production:Namacunde (town), Cunene (province), Angola
Date of production:1930–7
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Rattle

Place of production:Caconda (Timezone: Africa/Luanda)
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Rattle

Place of production:Caconda (Timezone: Africa/Luanda)
Date of production:1930–7
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