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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	ED1998.11.2	Comb	Five metal tines with a wooden handle. This comb would be used with a guiro to create a scraping sound. Used namely in Latin American and Cuban music.
2	ED1999.1.52	Hosho	An African (Zimbabwean) instrument with three dark, spherical gourds attached to a stick. Seeds are in the gourds, creating a rattle when shaken.
3	ED1999.1.54	Kpoko-Kpoko	Small red wood piece with faces on either ends. Two holes, one on each end, with strings strung through it holding pieces of wood that move to make sound. ard included with object: "Handmade from a light wood, then stained. This rattle originates in the southeast part of Nigeria where it is used as a part of rituals and dances and to celebrate market days."
4	ED2019-1	Shekere	Western African Gourd Rattle. A and B. Consists of a dried gourd with beads or seeds woven into a net covering the gourd. Throughout the African continent it is called different things, such as the lilolo, axatse, and chequere. This instrument and its variations originate in west Africa, and this particular one came from Cameroon.
5	ED2019-10	Sistrum	Modern sistrum made from thin sticks, metal disks, and wire. Would be played by shaking the instrument.
6	ED2019-11	Kalimba	Also referred to as a mbira or thumb piano. Made of a gourd cut in half, covered with a wood soundboard with a sound hole cut in the center. 6 keys attached on top, meant to be played with thumbs. An animal skin string is threaded through the bottom edge for hanging.
7	ED2019-114	Maraca	A single red, green, and black maraca. Painted with a palm tree and other designs.
8	ED2019-12	Drum	African pellet drum
9	ED2019-14	Drum	A miniature dunun drum with animal hide covering the top and the bottom of the instrument. This instrument comes from west Africa and is played by holding the handle and hitting the drumheads.
10	ED2019-151	Maraca	Bell is made out of a gourd, filled with seeds and decorated with wood burned design. Wooden handle.
11	ED2019-152	Rattle	A Native American rattle with a long, brown handle and a white, animal hide top with black bird designs. Used as an instrument during ceremonies.
12	ED2019-153	Rattle	A Native American rattle with a brown leather handle and brown and white beaded fringe. Hardened leather topper in the shape of a bear, filled with seeds or rocks. Rattles are typically used during ceremonies.
13	ED2019-154	Drum	Hand drum, painted and made in the style of Lakota Native Americans. It is one-sided with 4 strings tied together on the back.
14	ED2019-155	Drum	Drum (B) and Striker (A). Tag included with drum: "The Sioux are a plains tribe. This drum was part of a kit called 'Black Elk drum.' Black Elk was a famous Sioux Native American who was a medicine man and a healer. The Sioux believed the roundness of the drum represented the wholeness of the universe. The drum is made of wood and animal hide. The Sioux belived that the hide (since it is from another living spirit) is sacred, and when the drum is beat the spirit of the animal flows with the spirit of the human."
15	ED2019-166	Drum	Small circle drum. Tag included with the drum: "In the culture of the American Indian, the drum takes on a meaning that is more spiritual than musical. Though used to keep time during dances, it has a greater symbolism. 'The drum is the heartbeat of the people. It links the people to Earth. No traditional Indian gathering would take place without a drum. It has always been that way. It goes further back than the history books.' As long as the drums continue to beat, the Indian way of life will survive."
16	ED2019-17	Rattle	A & B. Nigerian cocoa bean rattles. Traditionally the Igbo women in southeastern Nigeria wear a waist belt rattle, and ankle rattle on each leg, and a rattle in each hand when they dance in ceremonies and festivals. The woven material is raffia palm fiber and the beans are the husk of the cocoa bean.
17	ED2019-170	Drum, Bodhrán	A bodhrán drum which originates from Ireland.
18	ED2019-174	Whistle, Penny	Also called a tin whistle or a flageolet. Six holed woodwind instrument. Most closely associated with traditional Irish and Australian music.
19	ED2019-180	Kalimba	Half Gourd with 5 metal thumb keys. Engraved on the front with a hole cut in the lower half. The keys rest on a raised wooeden block . There are small gashes on the back of the gourd and from on the front. Also is called mbira or thumb piano.
20	ED2019-181	Drum, Slit	A hand-carved percussion instrument commonly found in Africa and Southeast Asia. This object comes with a striker to make noise. Drum (A) and striker (B).
21	ED2019-185	Rattle	Made of cocoa beans and braided rope tied together. Beans attached to rope and dangled with untied ends. Meant to be tied and shaken by waist ankles or arms. Rough edges on cocoa beans cut in half.
22	ED2019-188	Shekere	A gourd without a stem that has a curved narrow top and a round bulbous bottom. Seeds are strung all the way around the bottom portion in a criss cross pattern to create a rattle. Throughout the African continent it is called different things, such as the lilolo, axatse, and chequere. This instrument and its variations originate in west Africa, and this particular one came from Cameroon.
23	ED2019-191	Kpoko-Kpoko	Nigerian percussion instrument. Carved faces on alternate side, X carved on opposite sides. Card included with object: "Handmade from a light wood, then stained. This rattle originates in the southeast part of Nigeria where it is used as a part of rituals and dances and to celebrate market days."
24	ED2019-193	Guiro	Cuban percussion instrument. Made of recylced cans. Open on both ends, with handle in the middle. Played by dragging a stick over the ridges.
25	ED2019-194	Sistrum	African percussion instrument. Double y-shaped piece of wood, with flattened bottle caps strung on wire between the legs of the y's. Used on market days in celebrations and in dances. Made by the Kikuyu of Kenya.
26	ED2019-196	Rattle	Cocoa bean rattle- Cocoa beans strung together by braided rope. Rope is pierced through beans to connect them. Rope is tied off in knots on ends. Cocoa beans are halves, some have minor cracks on shells. Insides of some beans have unique marks, like scratches. From Nigeria
27	ED2019-2	Drum	Kenyan Batá Drum
28	ED2019-20	Rattle	A fur and animal hide covered rattle that is filled with seeds. Likely from Africa, and is cylinder shaped.
29	ED2019-7	Rattle	Cylinder, covered with animal skin. Filled with seeds so that it rattles when shaken.
30	ED2019-70	Castanet	A and B - pair of red castanets with handles. Popular in music throughout Southern Europe such as Spain, Greece, and Italy.
31	ED2019-72	Drum, Bongo	A bongo drum with images of cartoon people from various cultures wrapping around the body. Bongo drums traditionally appear in Latin American and Cuban music.
32	ED2019-73	Drum, Conga	A child-sized conga drum with brightly-colored images of wildlife around the body. Conga drums typically appear in Latin American or Afro-Cuban music.
33	ED2019-79	Clave	Wooden percussion instruments that are popular in Latin American (namely, Cuban or Afro Cuban) music. They are played by holding one in each hand and hitting them together to create a beat.
34	ED2019-8	Kalimba	Also referred to as a mbira or thumb piano. Made of a gourd cut in half, covered with a wood soundboard with a sound hole cut in the center. 7 keys attached on top, meant to be played with thumbs. An animal skin string is threaded through the bottom edge for hanging.
35	ED2019-81	Rattle	Four egg-shaped rattles, blue (A), yellow (B), red (C), and green (D). Egg shakers originate in Latin America and are similar to instruments such as the maraca or the ganzá.
36	ED2019-9	Drum, Spinner	A Native American spinner drum. Handle and pellets made out of pale wood, drum head made of tanned animal skin. It is played by holding the handle and twirling the instrument between the hands.
37	ED2020-6	Guiro	Guiro instrument (A) and striker (B). Percussion instrument used in Latin America played by running the striker along the ridges.
38	ED2021-109	Gopichand	A string instrument from India played by plucking the string the stretches from the handle to the drum. This object is missing the string and the tuning nob at the top of the handle (where an empty hole sits). It is brown with a small drum end connected to a long handle that attaches to two sides of the drum. Sticker on the front of the instrument reads "BINA - Bina Musical Store - Made in India."
39	ED2021-118	Adungu	The adungu is a harp-like instrument from east-central Africa, namely in the areas of Uganda, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This string instrument is small and dark brown with four strings and three tuning pegs (one is missing from the top). It is played by plucking the strings.
40	ED2021-147	School Bell	A handheld school bell. The handle is black and the bell is a dark, brassy color with green oxidation marks starting to appear. Inside of the bell is a metal weight attached to a metal hook which swings back and forth to make noise. Compared to the other similar bell (ED2021-148), this one shows a lot more wear on the handle and on the bell.
41	ED2021-148	School Bell	A handheld school bell. The handle is black with an extra metal cap attached to the tip and the bell is a light, brassy color. Inside of the bell is a metal weight attached to a metal hook which swings back and forth to make noise.
42	ED2021-149	School Bell	A medium-sized, handheld school bell. The handle is brown with a piece of tape wrapped around the middle and the end of a screw appearing at the tip. The bell is a brown, brassy color. Inside of the bell is a metal weight attached to a metal hook which swings back and forth to make noise.
43	ED2021-152	Wind Chime	A metal wind chime from India, likely from the Kutch district of India where Ghantadi (the art of metal bell crafting) is popular. This wind chime contains four gold-colored metal bells of varying sizes. The heart-shaped base of the wind chime is black with a short chain on top.
44	ED2021-154	Rattle	Nigerian cocoa bean rattles. This particular object has 12 cocoa beans attached to the tan fibers of the string. The tag with the object reads: "Traditionally the Igbo women in southeastern Nigeria wear a waist belt rattle, an ankle rattle on each leg, and a rattle in each hand when they dance in ceremonies and festivals. About 10 women will dance and play to the same beat, so the sound of the rattles cuts through any drumming. The woven material is raffia palm fiber and the beans are the husk of the cocoa bean."
45	ED2021-165	Singing Bowl	A gold-colored, metal singing bowl (A) from Tibet. The tag with the object reads: "Singing bowls are classic instruments and meditation tools commonly used in Buddhist and Hindu spiritual traditions. Found mostly in Tibet, they are used for meditation, relaxation, healthcare, personal well-being, and religious practice. By placing the object in the palm of the hand and rubbing it with a wooden/leather-wrapped striker, the rim of the singing bowl vibrates to produce a calming sound." Included with bowl is the wooden striker (B) used to produce the calming effect.
46	ED2021-170	Bell	A dull, gold-colored Tibetan bell (A) with a dark gold dorje (striker) (B). The tag with the object reads: "The dorje and bell are the primary ritual tools of Tibetan Buddhism. Always kept together, they represent many layers of symbolism and meaning, and are used in almost all Tibetan ritual ceremonies. Primarily, dorje and bell represent the masculine and feminine principles in the cosmos and in the individual's energy body. The dorje is always held in the right hand and the bell in the left."
47	ED2021-175	Singing Bowl	A gold-colored, metal singing bowl (A) from Tibet. The tag with the object reads: "Singing bowls are classic instruments and meditation tools commonly used in Buddhist and Hindu spiritual traditions. Found mostly in Tibet, they are used for meditation, relaxation, healthcare, personal well-being, and religious practice. By placing the object in the palm of the hand and rubbing it with a wooden/leather-wrapped striker, the rim of the singing bowl vibrates to produce a calming sound." Included with bowl is the wooden striker (B) used to produce the calming effect. This singing bowl is less faded than ED2021-165.
48	ED2021-176	Dance Sticks	A pair of Dandiya dance sticks, one with green stripes (A) and the other with red stripes (B). Dandiya is a dance performed at festivals in India.
49	ED2021-20	Kalimba	Also referred to as a mbira or thumb piano. Made of a gourd cut in half, covered with a wood soundboard with a sound hole cut in the center. 5 keys attached on top, meant to be played with thumbs. An animal skin string is threaded through the bottom edge for hanging.
50	ED2021-23	Bell	Tibetan bell (A) with dorje (C) and striker (B). The dorje and bell are the primary ritual tools of Tibetan Buddhism. Always kept together, they represent many layers of symbolism and meaning, and are used in almost all Tibetan ritual ceremonies. The dorje is always held in the right hand, and the bell in the left.