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    Collection Objects
    Ancient Art

    Sistrum with Head of Hathor

    Date: 
    304–30 B.C.
    Medium: 

    Faience

    Accession Number: 
    1956.33.15
    Culture: 
    Egyptian
    Period: 
    Ptolemaic
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Melodeon Case

    Manufacturer: George A. Prince & Co., American, 1842–1879
    Date: 
    ca. 1870
    Medium: 

    Rosewood and bird's eye maple

    Accession Number: 
    1986.140.3
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Drum

    Date: 
    late 19th–early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood, hide, fiber, pigment, feathers, and encrustation

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.576
    Culture: 
    Baule
    Period: 
    19th–20th century
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Drum

    Date: 
    mid to late 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood, string, and hide

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.559
    Culture: 
    Fante
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Harp with Janus Head

    Date: 
    early 20th century
    Medium: 

    Wood, hide, and fiber

    Accession Number: 
    2006.51.101
    Culture: 
    Fang
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Drum with two attached sticks

    Date: 
    ca. 1850
    Medium: 

    Wood, leather, string

    Accession Number: 
    1936.323
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Microtonal Flute with Deity Head

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–900
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2009.20.2
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Veracruz, possibly Nopiloa
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Triple-body flute with monkey head

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–900
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2009.20.12
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Veracruz, possibly Nopiloa
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    African Art

    Slit Gong (Idoro) with a Human Torso

    Date: 
    late 19th century
    Medium: 

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    2010.225.1
    Culture: 
    Mbembe
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Indo-Pacific Art

    Engraved Container or Drum

    Date: 
    n.d.
    Medium: 

    Wood

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2012.30.28
    Culture: 
    Borneo
    Classification: 
    Musical Instruments
    Status: 
    Not on view

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