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Learning about musical traditions from around the world at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix. Really neat place. Here, an ‘ūd (lute) from Syria.
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Kundi (arched harps) from Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Seto (arched harp) from Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Ngombi (angular harp) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Japanese Noh masks
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Pyeonjong (bells) from South Korea
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O (scraper) from South Korea
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Jiangu (barrel drum) detail, from China
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Ves (dance costume) from Sri Lanka
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Mahishasur mask from West Bengal, India
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Indian sitars
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Mongolian performance costume
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Erlig Khan mask and costume, from Mongolia
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Cambodian masks
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Shadow puppets from Indonesia
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The Scissor Dance
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Polynesian figures
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Horse
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Junkanoo mask from Nassau
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Junkanoo mask from Nassau
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Apollonia calliope
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"Record" from an interchangable-disc music box (ca. 1905)
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Editing desk for the roll of paper that drives a self-playing piano (ca. 1920)