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
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
Mayuri, mid-19th-century, Indian, wood, animal hide, paint, ivory, copper alloy, replacement feathers
Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art
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
Oboe d'Amore, 1707–1735, Jakob Denner (1681–1735) German (Nuremburg), boxwood and brass
Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art
Serpent, 19th century, Italian, wood, possibly plaster, paint, nickel and copper alloy
Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art
Pluriarc, late 19th century, African (Central region), wood, reed and white clay
Courtesy of the Cincinnati Museum of Art
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
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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