Browse Items (11 total)
77_37_6.jpgMorphology: Mouth Harp
Location: Pakistan
Culture: Baloch (Sinde)
Dates: 1925-1977
Description: This jaw harp is a morsing or morchang(comma)…
Morphology: Harmonium
Location: India
Culture: Indian
Dates: 1900-1935
Description: Although this harmonium was bought in 1935(comma) such…
Morphology: Tombak
Location: Iran
Culture: Persian
Dates: 1925-1969
Description: The tombak is a goblet drum considered the principal percussion…
Morphology: Tom tom
Location: China
Culture: Chinese
Dates: 1920-1940
Description: A modified Chinese Ban gu was added to American drum sets in…
Morphology: Bolang Gu
Location: Tibet
Culture: Tibetan
Dates: 1925-1968
Description: A bolang gu is a traditional Chinese pellet drum(comma)…
Morphology: Cricket Cage
Location: China
Culture: Chinese
Dates: 1925-1968
Description: Crickets have been kept for over 2000 years in China.…
Morphology: Dizi
Location: China
Culture: Chinese
Dates: 1925-1968
Description: This dizi(comma) or hengdi(comma) is a major Chinese musical…
Morphology: Bagpipe
Location: Saudi Arabia
Culture: Arab
Description: This bagpipe-like instrument is known as the mišnice or mjeršnice. It is…
Morphology: Oud
Location: Syria
Culture: Arab
Dates: 1900-1968
Description: The oud is a North African and Middle Eastern instrument similar to…
Morphology: Shamisen
Location: Japan
Culture: Japanese
Dates: 1925-1968
Description: The shamisen(comma) or sangen(comma) is a traditional…