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December 2011 Issue

World Music

The Cincinnati Art Museum recently rediscovered a treasure trove of antique instruments from around the globe.

Saung (Burmese Harp), 19th century, Burmese, wood with pigment and gilding, brass, skin and silk cord

Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art

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Hurdy-Gurdy, 1889, Jacques Pajot II (1847–1897), French (Jenzat), wood, ebony, maple, dye, paint, walnut, bone, ivory, possibly pine, copper alloy and iron

Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art

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Mayuri, mid-19th-century, Indian, wood, animal hide, paint, ivory, copper alloy, replacement feathers

Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art

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Guitar, 1846, George Chanot (1801–1873), French (Paris), maple, ivory, mother of pearl, spruce, paint pearl, ebony, nickel, brass and resin

Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art

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Oboe d'Amore, 1707–1735, Jakob Denner (1681–1735) German (Nuremburg), boxwood and brass

Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art

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Serpent, 19th century, Italian, wood, possibly plaster, paint, nickel and copper alloy

Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art

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Pluriarc, late 19th century, African (Central region), wood, reed and white clay

Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art

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Guitar (in the form of a serpent), 19th century, Italian, pine or spruce, ivory, mother of pearl, cellulose or poplar, mastic, tortoiseshell, metal, gold leaf and paper

Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art

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Viola, 1619, Antonio Amati (1540–?) and Hieronymus Amati (1561–1630), Italian (Cremona), maple, spruce, other woods, ebony, brass

Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art

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