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Title: ḍamaru
Subject: Musical instruments--India
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 212.241 Individual hourglass-shaped rattle drums, Height: 60mm (5.2 in.), Diameter: 72mm (6.1 in.), Place of production: India, The drum is constructed like an ittikai, but has a pellet to make it rattle, like a damaru. It also has a fabric handle which would facilitate playing it like a rattle drum.
Identifier: islandora:20490

Title: Labrosone, sideblown
Subject: Musical instruments
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 423.122.1 Side-blown straight labrosones
Identifier: islandora:20898

Title: Tenor recorder
Subject: Musical instruments--Great Britain
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 421.221.12 (Single) open flutes with internal duct, with fingerholes, Length: 612mm (24 in.), Diameter: 50mm (2 in.), Place of production: Great Britain, Creator: Arnold Dolmetsch, Date of creation: 1924
Identifier: islandora:20446

Title: Counterfeit Florentine lute
Subject: Musical instruments
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 321.321 Necked bowl lutes, It has a virginal or lute rose of Hans Rückers [you can see the initials HR clearly]. In a follow up investigation, Jeremy Montagu found a photograph of the identical rose from a virginal by Rückers. The lute has a most peculiar construction, especially for the 17th century, and the painting on the lid is also odd for that period. It is undoubtedly a counterfeit.
Identifier: islandora:20377

Title: Valiha
Subject: Musical instruments--Madagascar
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 312.11 ldiochord (true) tube zithers, Height: 95mm (37.4 in.), Width: 135mm (5.1 in.), Length: 760mm, Place of production: Madagascar
Identifier: islandora:20511

Title: Mañjira or jhañjha
Subject: Musical instruments--India
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 111.142 Cymbals, Height: 13mm (0.4in), Diameter: 60mm, Place of production: India
Identifier: islandora:20729

Title: Amampondo and dancers perform on stage, Cape Town
Subject: Amampondo (Musical group), Dancers, Marimba, Music, Performing arts
Description: Amampondo dancers. Thandi Mashiloue and Mapule Mlambo. On the Marimba: Simpiwe Matole
Identifier: islandora:14702

Title: Open single end-blown flute without fingerholes
Subject: Musical instruments--Congo, Bongo (African people)
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 421.111.11 Open single end-blown flutes without fingerholes, Place of production: Congo
Identifier: islandora:20873

Title: Friction drum with fixed stick
Subject: Musical instruments--Zambia
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 231.11 Friction drums with fixed stick, Height: 240mm (20.8in), Diameter: 84mm (7.2in), Place of production: Zambia
Identifier: islandora:20233

Title: Open single notch flute without fingerholes
Subject: Musical instruments
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 421.141.11 Open single notch flutes without fingerholes
Identifier: islandora:20856

Title: Penny whistle
Subject: Musical instruments--Germany
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 421.2 Flutes with duct or duct flutes, Height: 14mm (0.4 in.), Width: 15mm (0.4 in.), Length: 322mm (12.6 in.), Place of production: Germany
Identifier: islandora:20643

Title: Trompe ; horn
Subject: Musical instruments--France
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 423.121.22 Wind-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes with mouthpiece, Place of production: France
Identifier: islandora:20322

Title: Umrhubhe
Subject: Musical instruments--South African, Xhosa (African people)--Music, Pondo (African people)--Music
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 311.21 Musical bow cum stick, A. Height: 28mm (0.8in), Width: 110mm (4.3in), Length: 1039mm (40.6in), B. Length: 485mm (18.9in), Diameter: 7mm (0.1in), Place of production: Eastern Cape (South Africa)
Identifier: islandora:20731

Title: Nay
Subject: Musical instruments, Arabs--Music
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 421.111.12 Open single end-blown flutes with fingerholes, A. Length: 195mm (7.5in), Diameter: 18mm (0.4in), B. Length: 202mm (7.9in), Diameter: 18mm (0.4in), C. Length: 193mm (7.5in), Diameter: 14mm (0.4in), D. Length: 194mm (7.5in), Diameter: 18mm (0.4in), E. Length: 223mm (8.7in), Diameter: 20mm (0.8in), F. Length: 245mm (9.4in), Diameter: 21mm (0.8in)
Identifier: islandora:20903

Title: Recorder in C; descant recorder
Subject: Musical instruments--Great Britain
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 421.221.12 Flutes with internal duct with fingerholes, Length: 321mm (12.6 in.), Diameter: 25mm (0.8 in.), Place of production: Great Britain, Creator: Schotts
Identifier: islandora:20548

Title: Concert flute in D with five keys
Subject: Musical instruments--France--Paris
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 421.121.12 (Single) side-blown flutes with fingerholes, Length: 624mm (24.4 in.), Diameter: 29mm (0.8 in.), Place of production: Paris (France), Creator: Godfroy Aîné, Paris, Date of creation: 1803-1834
Identifier: islandora:20482

Title: Spike tube lute
Subject: Musical instruments--Zimbabwe
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 321.313-7 Spike tube lutes played by bowing, Place of production: Eiffel Flats (Zimbabwe)
Identifier: islandora:20195

Title: Ophicleide
Subject: Musical instruments--France--Paris
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 423.213 Chromatic labrosones with fingerholes with [wider] conical bore, Place of production: Paris (France), Creator: Courtois Frère, Date of creation: 1803-1845
Identifier: islandora:20362

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