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Tambourine

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

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Mandore

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

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English guitar

Place of production:Probably England
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Nose flute (Pu torine?)

Place of production:Polynesia, New Zealand
Date of production:1750–1823
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Violoncello

Place of production:Aberdeen (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1756
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Drum

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

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Drum

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

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Drum

Place of production:Africa, Ghana, Wassau
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Drum

Place of production:Singapore (Timezone: Asia/Singapore)
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Drum

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

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Drum

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

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Drum

Place of production:Melanesia, British New Guinea
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Drum

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

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Drum

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

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Drum

Place of production:Melanesia, New Guinea
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Drum

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

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Goblet drum

Place of production:Democratic Republic of Congo, Banjala
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Conical drum

Place of production:Kolkata (Timezone: Asia/Kolkata)
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Daya tabla

Place of production:Kolkata (Timezone: Asia/Kolkata)
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Conical drum

Place of production:Kolkata (Timezone: Asia/Kolkata)
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Hourglass drum

Place of production:Melanesia, New Guinea
Date of production:before 1899
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Hourglass drum

Place of production:Papua New Guinea?
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Hourglass drum

Place of production:Papua New Guinea?
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Abaya tabla

Place of production:Kolkata (Timezone: Asia/Kolkata)
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Biangu

Place of production:Beijing (Timezone: Asia/Shanghai)
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Drum

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

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Tapoura or rabbaba

Place of production:Africa, E Sudan, Nubia
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Harp

Place of production:Democratic Republic of Congo, Upper Congo
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Harp

Place of production:West Africa
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Harp

Place of production:Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Lute

Place of production:Democratic Republic of Congo, Upper Congo
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Sarangi

Place of production:India
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Endongo

Place of production:Uganda
Date of production:before 1898
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Gounibrie

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

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Masenqo

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

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Jejy voatavo

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

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N'Goni (?)

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

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Soku

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

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Lyre

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

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Drum

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

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Kibangala / gabusi

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

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Endongo

Place of production:East Africa
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Kavirondo war horn

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

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Dulcimer

Place of production:China
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Drum

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

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Drum

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

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Hourglass drum

Place of production:Ghana, Patrensah
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Double-conical drum

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

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Surbahar

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

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Raphapha

Place of production:
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Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Flute

Place of production:Germany
Date of production:1800–48
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Bagpipe

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

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Practice chanter

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

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Bagpipe chanter

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

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Clarinet

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

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Gamelan

Place of production:Indonesia, Java
Date of production:before 1862
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Kemengeh

Place of production:Cairo (Timezone: Africa/Cairo)
Date of production:before 1862
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Sitar

Place of production:India
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Harp

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

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Teponaztli

Place of production:Oaxaca (Timezone: America/Mexico_City)
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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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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Lamellaphone

Place of production:Melanesia, Papua New Guinea
Date of production:before 1912
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Lamellaphone

Place of production:India, Assam
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Lali

Place of production:Melanesia, Fiji, Namosi Viti Levu
Date of production:1800–76
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Tube zither

Place of production:Singapore (Timezone: Asia/Singapore)
Date of production:before 1900
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Tube zither

Place of production:Singapore (Timezone: Asia/Singapore)
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Tube zither

Place of production:Singapore (Timezone: Asia/Singapore)
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Sansa or m'bira

Place of production:Zambia
Date of production:before 1909
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Esanzi or bechi

Place of production:Democratic Republic of Congo, below Stanley Pool
Date of production:before 1909
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Sansa or m'bira

Place of production:South Africa
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Sansa or m'bira

Place of production:Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Sansa or m'bira

Place of production:Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Sansa or m'bira

Place of production:South Africa
Date of production:before 1900
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Zanza

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

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Rattle

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

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Sansa or m'bira

Place of production:Africa, Mozambique Mopea Lower Zambezi
Date of production:before 1904
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Rattle

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

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Rattle

Place of production:Congo
Date of production:before 1958
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Xylophone

Place of production:East Africa
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Slit gong

Place of production:Melanesia, Vanuatu [New Hebrides], Malekula
Date of production:before 1912
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Drum

Place of production:Singapore (Timezone: Asia/Singapore)
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Den-den daiko

Place of production:China
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Sansa or m'bira

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

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Flute

Place of production:India, Madras
Date of production:before 1905
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Percussion stick

Place of production:India
Date of production:before 1922
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Gamelan

Place of production:Indonesia, Java
Date of production:before 1826
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Kora

Place of production:Sierra Leone(?)
Date of production:before 1887
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Nose flute

Place of production:Vanuatu
Date of production:before 1920
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Drum

Place of production:Oyo (Timezone: Africa/Lagos)
Date of production:before 1915
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Rattle

Place of production:Nigeria
Date of production:before 1915
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Jejy voatavo

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

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Violin

Place of production:Winnipeg (Timezone: America/Winnipeg)
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Goblet drum

Place of production:Africa, Ghana, Ejesu
Date of production:before 1912
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Goblet drum

Place of production:Africa, Ghana, Ejesu
Date of production:
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Koto

Place of production:Japan
Date of production:before 1912
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Rattle

Place of production:Melanesia, Papua New Guinea
Date of production:1850–98
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Lamellaphone

Place of production:Melanesia, Papua New Guinea
Date of production:1850–98
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Hourglass drum

Place of production:Melanesia, New Guinea, South West Coast
Date of production:1850–98
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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Violin

Place of production:Markneukirchen (Timezone: Europe/Berlin)
Date of production:late 19th - mid 20th century
Collection:University of Aberdeen Museums

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