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Morphology: Ukelin
Location: Hoboken(comma) NJ
Culture: Euro-American
Dates: 1926-1960
Description: Patterned after a dulcimer(comma) but played with a bow(comma) the ukelin combines the strings/chords of the Hawaiian ukulele with the violin. It…

Morphology: Tambourine
Location: Spain
Culture: Spanish
Dates: 1900-1968
Description: This tambourine consists of a rounded wood frame with small pairs of metal jingles(comma) called zils(comma) and a skin drumhead. The tambourine is a very old…

Morphology: Castanets
Location: Spain
Culture: Spanish
Dates: 1950-1968
Description: These castanets consist of two pairs of wooden concave shells joined on an edge by string. To play(comma) one pair would be held in each hand and clicked…

Morphology: Cretan Lyra
Location: Crete(comma) Greece
Culture: Greek
Dates: 19th-20th century
Description: The common Cretan lyra is a three stringed violin-like instrument played with a bow. It consists of a pear shaped body with two…

Morphology: Tom tom
Location: China
Culture: Chinese
Dates: 1920-1940
Description: A modified Chinese Ban gu was added to American drum sets in the mid-1920's to add new sound effects to the kit. During the early 20th century American music was…

Morphology: Bolang Gu
Location: Tibet
Culture: Tibetan
Dates: 1925-1968
Description: A bolang gu is a traditional Chinese pellet drum(comma) noisemaker(comma) and toy. A pellet drum has two heads and two pellets attached to the drum by cord.…

Morphology: Cricket Cage
Location: China
Culture: Chinese
Dates: 1925-1968
Description: Crickets have been kept for over 2000 years in China. These crickets serve one of two purposes: their song or for fighting. This specimen(comma) designed for…

Morphology: Dizi
Location: China
Culture: Chinese
Dates: 1925-1968
Description: This dizi(comma) or hengdi(comma) is a major Chinese musical instrument. It is made of bamboo and has six finger holes(comma) plus an extra hole covered with a fine…

Morphology: Bagpipe
Location: Saudi Arabia
Culture: Arab
Description: This bagpipe-like instrument is known as the mišnice or mjeršnice. It is made of goatskin or the skin of other domesticated animals. They have been known to exist in Europe…

Morphology: Oud
Location: Syria
Culture: Arab
Dates: 1900-1968
Description: The oud is a North African and Middle Eastern instrument similar to the European lute and could date back almost 5(comma)000 years based on a cylinder seal from Uruk. The…