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1 2022-27-17 Instrument Chinese JingHu instrument. The neck is made from bamboo which has been stained a dark brown; near the top of the neck there are two holes, the top hole contains a peg while the bottom hole is empty; the peg has a narrow teardrop shape and has a simple ridged pattern and decorative inlays on the side protruding from the back of the neck, the side protruding from the front of the neck has a small hole through which the string is tied; the bottom of the neck is inserted through a hole in the body/soundbox with a small portion coming out from the bottom where the strings are meant to be attached. The body/soundbox is made from a larger piece of bamboo which is unstained; a piece of snakeskin has been stretched across one side of the soundbox, it appears to be held in place with some kind of adhesive and a piece of black fabric has been wrapped around the edges, the other side of the soundbox has been left open.
2 2022-27-66 Sheng Chinese free reed, polyphonic wind instrument. This example has 17 hollow wooden pipes of various lengths that have been painted black; each pipe has a rectangular slot cut into the wood on the side that faces inside, a small circular hole near the bottom on the side that faces out, and a white circular tip made of an unknown material (possibly bone). The pipes are arranged in a symmetrical ascending pattern with the 2 largest pipes facing each other on opposite sides of the base, this arrangement is meant to represent the wings of a bird; they are inserted into a wooden, bowl shaped base which has a carved, white circular piece inserted into the bottom; on one side of the base is a protruding wooden mouthpiece with a white cap that has several small decorative holes in the center, allowing air to be blown through the instrument. 
3 2022-27-72 Yangqin The yangqin (also spelled yang quin or yang ch'in) is a Chinese trapezoidal hammered dulcimer, likely derived from either the European dulcimer or the Iranian Santur. This yangqin is made from wood which has been stained a deep, reddish-brown everywhere but the face, which has been left unstained; on the bottom of the instrument are 2 long, curved "feet"; there is a carved hole in the center of the side of the instrument that would face the player, there is most likely a drawer missing from this area where the bamboo hammers would be stored. The sides of the instrument facing the player and audience are scalloped and have various designed painted in gold, the proper left and right sides are curved and have gold painted leaf designs; on the face of the instrument there are 2 wooden circles with decorative carvings of what appears to be bearded men next to trees, one is placed in between the two sets of bridges and the other is to the proper right of the bridges. There are 48 metal strings which run between metal tuning pegs on the proper right side of the instrument to metal screws on the proper left; on the center of the face there are 16 small bridges broken up into 2 sets of 8 connected by wooden bases; the strings cross the bridges in an alternating pattern with sets of 4 strings going over the bridges on the proper right set of bridges and sets of 2 strings going over the proper left set of bridges. 
4 2022-27-8 Instrument Egg-shaped Chinese wind instrument (Xun), played by blowing air over a hole in the top and covering holes in the sides of the instrument. This example is made of ceramic and has a brown, black, and light blue marbled glaze. There is a hole in the top, 2 holes on the back, and a total of 8 holes on the front, 4 of which are larger single holes and 4 of which are smaller holes arranged into pairs. The bottom is flat and unglazed, something has been carved into the bottom that has not been deciphered. Along with the instrument is a decorative storage box made from a thick cardboard and covered with a silky fabric; the outside fabric is a light, creamy yellow with intricate, light brown flower and dragon designs; the inside fabric is a bright yellow; the inside fabric covers a padding shaped to hold the instrument snugly; the inside lid has writing in English and Chinese, the English reads "Chines Gu Xun  Made in China Chengdu Maste & Dance Theatre." the Chinese has not been translated; there is a red ribbon attached to the bottom and inside lid on the proper right side of the box, this keeps the lid from opening too far; on the front of the box there is a latch consisting of a small hoop on the base of the box and a piece of fabric with a white wedge piece.