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Burmese Harp; Artist Unknown, Burma

Title
Burmese Harp
Artist
Artist Unknown, Burma
Physical Description
A Burmese harp painted red and black with red tassels and gold inlay. Rests on a gold and red stand.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2011/2.3
Medium and Support
lacquered wood, deerskin, and silk strings
relevance
rank 33.14553
Secondary Keywords
chordophones
objects we use
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
sound devices by function

Thumb Piano/Plucked Idiophone (Kankobele); African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa

Title
Thumb Piano/Plucked Idiophone (Kankobele)
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1984
Accession Number
1984/2.50
Medium and Support
wood and metal
relevance
rank 31.36030
Secondary Keywords
struck
chordophones
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
sound devices by function
wood and wood products
zitherlike chordophones

Drum; Artist Unknown, Laos

Title
Drum
Artist
Artist Unknown, Laos
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1973/2.44
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 31.27304
Secondary Keywords
membranophones
objects we use
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Furuto o fuku shojo (Girl Playing the Flute); Nakayama Tadashi

Title
Furuto o fuku shojo (Girl Playing the Flute)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl in patterned dress, with a rainbow colored butterfly sitting on her hair, is playing flute.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1982
Accession Number
2011/2.42
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 29.62560
Secondary Keywords
aerophones
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
musical instruments
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Furuto o fuko shojo (Girl and Flute); Nakayama Tadashi

Title
Furuto o fuko shojo (Girl and Flute)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl in patterned dress is playing flute and there are flowers on the bottom left of the print.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
2011/2.27
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 28.89810
Secondary Keywords
aerophones
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Cho to toranpetto (Girl and Trumpet); Nakayama Tadashi

Title
Cho to toranpetto (Girl and Trumpet)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
There is a big trumpet sitting right in the middle of the printing, while the girl is standing next to the trumpet on the right and they are surrounded by three butterflies.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1985
Accession Number
2011/2.44
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 28.57068
Secondary Keywords
bowed
animals and creatures
arthropods
chordophones
insects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
zitherlike chordophones

Whistle/Flute; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bwa/Mossi

Title
Whistle/Flute
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bwa/Mossi
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1985/1.144
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 28.41398
Secondary Keywords
aerophones
descriptors
flutes (aerophones)
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
wood and wood products

Girl and a Piano; David Rosen

Title
Girl and a Piano
Artist
David Rosen
Physical Description
A girl with dark hair and heavy bangs is seated on a chair. Her left foot is brought up and being held by her hands. There is a piano in the background and wood floors.
Artist Life Dates
1958-2013
Object Creation Date
1990-2000
Accession Number
2013/2.215
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 28.06025
Secondary Keywords
struck
chordophones
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
zitherlike chordophones

Temple bell with twin crocodile handle and undeciphered inscription; Artist Unknown, Burma

Title
Temple bell with twin crocodile handle and undeciphered inscription
Artist
Artist Unknown, Burma
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2002/2.236A-C
Medium and Support
bronze with gilt decor
relevance
rank 28.03981
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
animals and creatures
bells and sets of bells
chordophones
directly struck idiophones
objects we use
percussion idiophones
reptiles
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones

Goldweight in the shape of a war horn; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Title
Goldweight in the shape of a war horn
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a war horn decorated with three bells at the mouth of the horn and a narrow, sloping mouthpiece.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1997/1.510
Medium and Support
brass
relevance
rank 28.03981
Secondary Keywords
with valves
aerophones
africa (continent)
geographic and political locations
goldweights
lip-vibrated aerophones
lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore
objects we use
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Goldweight in the shape of a warhorn with human mandibles; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Title
Goldweight in the shape of a warhorn with human mandibles
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a war horn, with representations of three human jawbones at the mouth of the horn and a cup-shaped mouthpiece.
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1986/2.130
Medium and Support
brass
relevance
rank 28.03981
Secondary Keywords
with valves
aerophones
africa (continent)
geographic and political locations
goldweights
lip-vibrated aerophones
lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore
objects we use
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Pottery snuff bottle with image of a man playing a flute; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Pottery snuff bottle with image of a man playing a flute
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1825-1900
Accession Number
1980/2.127
Medium and Support
pottery and enamel, pewter
relevance
rank 27.58830
Secondary Keywords
aerophones
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Whistle in the form of a bird; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Whistle in the form of a bird
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
8th century
Object Creation Date
8th century
Accession Number
1995/1.52
Medium and Support
earthenware with brown glaze
relevance
rank 27.32938
Secondary Keywords
aerophones
animals and creatures
duct flutes
flutes (aerophones)
objects we use
recreational artifacts
recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Ritual Conch with Stand; Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Title
Ritual Conch with Stand
Artist
Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
Physical Description
A ritual object for use in royal and religious cermonies, this bronze is cast by the lost wax process in the shape of a conch, with an intricately decorated surface. The tripod stand, which may not be of the same date, is has three coiling serpentine legs that end in stylized naga (serpent) heads with cobra-like fans.
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
2003/1.387A&B
Medium and Support
bronze with malachite patina
relevance
rank 27.23112
Secondary Keywords
aerophones
architectural elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
events
lip-vibrated aerophones
lip-vibrated aerophones with cylindrical bore
masts
objects we use
people and culture
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
sound devices by function
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
supporting and resisting elements

Young Woman with Mandolin; Pablo Picasso

Title
Young Woman with Mandolin
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Physical Description
This painting depicts the abstract form of a woman sitting in a chair with her head, shown in profile and tilted upward. There is a stringed instrument in her lap and her hands rest on the arms of the chair. It is painted in muted colors of aqua and lavender with brighter areas of yellow, orange and blue. The figure, chair and instrument are created with just a few black lines to suggest their forms.
Artist Life Dates
1881-1973
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1932
Accession Number
1994/1.69
Medium and Support
oil on board
relevance
rank 27.09938
Secondary Keywords
plucked
allegory and literature
chordophones
genres
lutelike chordophones
lutelike chordophones with short neck
modern and contemporary art
movement
objects we use
people and occupations
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
visual works
visual works by subject type
women

Watashi no guitar (Girl Playing the Guitar); Nakayama Tadashi

Title
Watashi no guitar (Girl Playing the Guitar)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl is sitting in the midding of the printing, holding a guitar in her hand and playing it.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1976
Accession Number
2011/2.32
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 26.73248
Secondary Keywords
plucked
chordophones
lutelike chordophones
lutelike chordophones with long neck
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Gita o hiku shojo (Girl Playing the Guitar); Nakayama Tadashi

Title
Gita o hiku shojo (Girl Playing the Guitar)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl in patterned clothing is sitting, holding a white guitar in her hands and playing it.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1978
Accession Number
2011/2.41
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 26.73248
Secondary Keywords
plucked
chordophones
lutelike chordophones
lutelike chordophones with long neck
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Horse Amulet; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Tuareg

Title
Horse Amulet
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Tuareg
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1984
Accession Number
1984/1.265
Medium and Support
brass, cloth and leather
relevance
rank 26.50994
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
animals and creatures
bells and sets of bells
chordophones
descriptors
directly struck idiophones
mammals
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
percussion idiophones
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones

Drum with handles; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Drum with handles
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880
Accession Number
1984/2.35
Medium and Support
wood, leather, plant fibers and tkoola powder
relevance
rank 26.12138
Secondary Keywords
single-headed
components
components and systems
components by general context
descriptors
drums (membranophones)
materials
materials by origin
membranophones
objects we use
plant material
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck drums
tubular drums
wood and wood products

Drum; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Drum
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1983/2.171
Medium and Support
wood, animal skin and plant fibers
relevance
rank 25.85675
Secondary Keywords
single-headed
descriptors
drums (membranophones)
materials
materials by origin
membranophones
objects we use
people and culture
plant material
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck drums
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
tubular drums
wood and wood products

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and battle scene; Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Title
Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and battle scene
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Physical Description
Worshippers gather and seem to celebrate around a sky-clad (nude) Jina and monk at top center. Flanking these figures are two searted drummers. In the lower register men on horseback and elephant look up to them as the ride by and raise their weapons in battle. A trumpeter sounds his instrument in the bottom left.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.168
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 25.65897
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
mammals
membranophones
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
people by state or condition
religions
religions and religious concepts
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Hunting Whistle; Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe

Title
Hunting Whistle
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1971
Accession Number
1971/2.47
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 25.60234
Secondary Keywords
aerophones
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
duct flutes
flutes (aerophones)
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
the human body
upper body
wood and wood products

Obi; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Obi
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Diagonal lines cut across the obi creating a diamond pattern throughout. The obi is also decorated with images of gold and copper drums.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2009/1.542
Medium and Support
silk
relevance
rank 25.49926
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn at the waist or below
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
costume by form
descriptors
main garments
membranophones
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

113, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I"; Ralph Gibson

Title
113, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I"
Artist
Ralph Gibson
Physical Description
This black and white photograph shows a partial view of a guitar against a solid black background. It is a cropped, close-up image showing a portion of the fingerboard and upper bout.
Artist Life Dates
born 1939
Object Creation Date
2003
Accession Number
2010/2.47.5
Medium and Support
photograph on fiber paper
relevance
rank 25.07562
Secondary Keywords
plucked
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
chordophones
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
lutelike chordophones
lutelike chordophones with long neck
objects we use
people and culture
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Drum; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Banwa-Bamboum

Title
Drum
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Banwa-Bamboum
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
1981/2.145
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 24.63088
Secondary Keywords
double-headed
descriptors
drums (membranophones)
membranophones
musical instruments
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by technique
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck drums
tubular drums
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

North Campus, from "Eleven Lithographs by Emil Weddige Commemorating the One Hundred and Fiftieth Year of The University of Michigan"; Emil Weddige

Title
North Campus, from "Eleven Lithographs by Emil Weddige Commemorating the One Hundred and Fiftieth Year of The University of Michigan"
Artist
Emil Weddige
Artist Life Dates
American, born Canada, 1907-2001
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
2004/1.88
Medium and Support
lithograph on BFK Rives paper
relevance
rank 24.59300
Secondary Keywords
bowed
buildings and the land
chordophones
fiddles
geographic and political locations
institutional buildings
lutelike chordophones
michigan (state)
north and central america (continent)
objects we use
schools
schools by level of education
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
united states (nation)
washtenaw (county)

Whistle (nsiba); Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic

Title
Whistle (nsiba)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic
Physical Description
Two components make up this vertical whistle. The superstructure is a wooden carving of two birds that face each other, bellies touching, with a small round object between them, so that each is holding it in their beaks. The birds' talons clutch the base of the sculpture. The base has a hole in the center into which the antelope horn is pegged.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1925-1975
Accession Number
2005/1.181
Medium and Support
wood, antelope horn
relevance
rank 24.54316
Secondary Keywords
aerophones
analytical functions
animals and creatures
disciplines
duct flutes
flutes (aerophones)
forest and nature activities
functions
functions (activities)
functions by general context
objects we use
occult sciences
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by location
physical activities by specific context
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Kimono; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Kimono
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Silk dyed with a black background and festive drum and flower designs in the bottom portion. Three family crests below shoulders and back collor.
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
2009/2.3
Medium and Support
silk
relevance
rank 24.32753
Secondary Keywords
double-headed
buildings and the land
costume
costume by form
drums (membranophones)
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
main garments
membranophones
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck drums
tubular drums
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Hearing the Sound of a Distant Bell; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Hearing the Sound of a Distant Bell
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
Ink and wash depicts the tranquility. Temples rest in the middle of the remote mountains. Hearing the bell resonnating in the valley, a monk is returning.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
2006/1.122
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 23.92105
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
bells and sets of bells
chordophones
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
directly struck idiophones
materials
materials by function
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
percussion idiophones
scroll paintings
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Andres Segovia with Guitar, Ann Arbor, Michigan; D. James Galbraith

Title
Andres Segovia with Guitar, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Artist
D. James Galbraith
Physical Description
Older man playing guitar next to a window. He is wearing glasses, a button down shirt and a jacket.
Artist Life Dates
(1930 - 2002)
Object Creation Date
circa 1960
Accession Number
2014/2.231
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 23.74207
Secondary Keywords
plucked
architectural elements
chordophones
components
components and systems
components by specific context
lutelike chordophones
lutelike chordophones with long neck
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
windows and window components

Netsuke of dog and temple bell on a mat; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Netsuke of dog and temple bell on a mat
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2002/2.40
Medium and Support
ivory
relevance
rank 23.43743
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
animals and creatures
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
bells and sets of bells
chordophones
descriptors
directly struck idiophones
form attributes
mammals
objects we use
percussion idiophones
sculpture by function
size (extent)
size by specific type
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Becquet, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"; James McNeill Whistler

Title
Becquet, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A man with and a moustache and scraggly hair visible under a cap sits facing the viewer, a cello cradled between his arms. The lower portion of both the figure and the musical instrument are only summarily indicated; the background consists of passages of rapidly drawn parallel lines.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1859
Accession Number
1954/1.340
Medium and Support
etching and drypoint on laid paper
relevance
rank 23.34630
Secondary Keywords
bowed
accessories worn on the head
allegory and literature
arts
arts and related disciplines
chordophones
clothing
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
disciplines
fiddles
figures
headgear
humanities
lutelike chordophones
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by occupation
people in the arts
people in the arts and related occupations
people in the humanities
people in the performing arts
performing arts
physical activities
physical activities by general context
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
sound devices by function
violin family instruments

Ôtsu-e: The Thunder God Fishing for His Drum; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Ôtsu-e: The Thunder God Fishing for His Drum
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
This painting portrays the Thunder God (Raijin), a powerful and ferocious figure, is fishing for his drum, carelessly dropped in the ocean.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1987/1.368
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 23.16457
Secondary Keywords
cord (fiber product)
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
membranophones
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
physical activities
physical activities by location
physical activities by specific context
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
water activities

L'Alliance de la Poésie et de la Musique (The Alliance of Poetry and Music); Charles Joseph Natoire

Title
L'Alliance de la Poésie et de la Musique (The Alliance of Poetry and Music)
Artist
Charles Joseph Natoire
Physical Description
Two women clad in flowing robes sit beneath a curved colonnade at the center of this delicately painted scene. The woman on the left, wearing a blue mantle, holds a lyre in her right hand and leans toward her companion, who holds open a musical score on her lap to which she points with her right hand. Books are piled on the steps next to the woman on the left and a putto sits next to her with a scroll unrolled across his lap. A second putto stands next to the other seated woman and plays a viol. A winged putto hovers over the heads of the two women, holding a small trumpet in his left hand and a laurel crown in his right, which he is about to place on the head of the woman with the lyre. Two bust-length portraits of men in oval frames wreathed with laurel hang from the columns in the background.
Artist Life Dates
1700-1777
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1746
Accession Number
1994/1.81
Medium and Support
oil on panel
relevance
rank 23.15721
Secondary Keywords
bowed
artistic concepts
artistic devices
arts
arts and related disciplines
associated concepts
chordophones
concepts in the arts
descriptors
design elements
disciplines
fiddles
figure- and animal-derived motifs
genres in the arts
humanities
literary, oral and motion picture genres
lutelike chordophones
motifs
objects we use
paintings
paintings by material or technique
people and culture
performing arts
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
symbolism
violin family instruments
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type

The Seated Violinist; Cornelis Dusart

Title
The Seated Violinist
Artist
Cornelis Dusart
Physical Description
This etching portrays a lively tavern scene in the 17th century Dutch Republic.The large room has rough plank walls and a stone floor. There is an open hearth on the right and a long table with a bench in the background. There are many figures engaged in various activities, but most are clustered around a seated man playing a violin. One man stands to watch, another, with arms upraised, is singing and a woman tends to a young child. The scene is depicted in great detail and there is lettering on the bottom of the print.
Artist Life Dates
1660-1704
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1685
Accession Number
1992/2.18
Medium and Support
etching on laid paper
relevance
rank 23.08387
Secondary Keywords
bowed
architectural elements
chordophones
components
components and systems
components by specific context
fiddles
fireplaces and fireplace components
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
heating and cooking elements
lutelike chordophones
multiple-seating furniture
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
seating furniture
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
violin family instruments

The Fiddler and the Hurdy-Gurdy Boy; Adriaen Jansz van Ostade

Title
The Fiddler and the Hurdy-Gurdy Boy
Artist
Adriaen Jansz van Ostade
Physical Description
Paper size: h 16cm x w 13 2/5cm. Plate size: lh 15 1/2cm & rh 15 3/5cm x tw 13cm & bw 13 1/10cm. Image size: lh 14 9/10cm & rh 14 4/5cm x w 12 3/5cm.
Artist Life Dates
1610-1685
Object Creation Date
circa 1653-1660
Accession Number
2008/2.412
Medium and Support
etching on beige laid paper
relevance
rank 23.06780
Secondary Keywords
bowed
chordophones
components and systems
descriptors
engraving (printing process)
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
lutelike chordophones
object groupings
object groupings and systems
object groupings by general context
objects we use
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
sets (groups)
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Untitled (bird cage, re-lynching); Tyree Guyton

Title
Untitled (bird cage, re-lynching)
Artist
Tyree Guyton
Physical Description
A splatter painted bird cage stand with a rounded top cage on top in red, green, orange, white and blue. There is mesh on one side of the bottom of the cage that is also splatter painted. Inside the cage hanging from the top is a small bell, part of an American flag and a replica of a human penis, painted black, hanging upside down.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1955
Object Creation Date
1980-2010
Accession Number
2013/2.312
Medium and Support
metal bird cage stand, American flag, rubber elements, metal bell and rectangular-shaped screen
relevance
rank 22.95421
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
american regions
animal husbandry containers
bells and sets of bells
chordophones
containers
containers by function or context
directly struck idiophones
identifying artifacts
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
north american
objects we use
people and culture
percussion idiophones
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the americas

Fame and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry; Sebastiano Conca

Title
Fame and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry
Artist
Sebastiano Conca
Physical Description
Two women accompanied by a pair of putti appear seated in the foreground of this painting. On the left sits a winged woman crowned with a laurel wreath and wearing a long white robe and a vivid ocher-colored mantle. She leans on a globe while cradling a large book in her right arm to which she points with her left hand. In her right hand she holds a compass. A putto peeks from beneath her mantle, and a viol is visible beneath the globe. The other woman sits on a cloud. She wears a golden crown and a richly colored blue mantle. She grasps a lyre with her left hand and leans toward the woman seated next to her, gesturing in the direction of the book with her right hand. A second putto stands near her left shoulder holding a gold circlet in his left hand. The background is filled with glimpses of neoclassical architecture, including fluted columns and a facade with a row of Ionic columns supporting an entablature.
Artist Life Dates
1680 - 1764
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1725
Accession Number
1987/1.159
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 22.75757
Secondary Keywords
artistic concepts
artistic devices
associated concepts
chordophones
concepts in the arts
descriptors
design elements
drafting, drawing and writing equipment
drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type
equipment
equipment by process
figure- and animal-derived motifs
image-making equipment
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
motifs
objects we use
paintings
paintings by material or technique
people and culture
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
symbolism
tools and equipment
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

The Silver Edition, Volume I; Ralph Gibson

Title
The Silver Edition, Volume I
Artist
Ralph Gibson
Physical Description
This is the title page for a portfolio of photographs, "Ralph Gibson, The Silver Edition - Volume I." Below the title line are five images of the black and white photographs contained in the portfolio.
Artist Life Dates
born 1939
Object Creation Date
1966-2003
Accession Number
2010/2.47.1
Medium and Support
photograph on fiber paper
relevance
rank 22.68451
Secondary Keywords
plucked
accessories worn on the head
biological components
chordophones
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
faces
figures (representations)
hats
headgear
heads
lutelike chordophones
lutelike chordophones with long neck
objects we use
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type

Blue-and-white brush holder with human figures and pine tree; Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan

Title
Blue-and-white brush holder with human figures and pine tree
Artist
Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan
Physical Description
A hexagonal container of white porcelain. Each of six rectangular panels has delicate rendering of figures or plants with blue underglaze. On one panel there is a male figure dancing and playing a drum. On another panel, dancing male figure appears as well. Next to the drumming figure, a pine tree is drawn.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1966/2.25
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue underglaze painting
relevance
rank 22.50668
Secondary Keywords
double-headed
buildings and the land
drums (membranophones)
evergreens
landscapes (environments)
membranophones
natural landscapes
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in the arts
people in the arts and related occupations
people in the humanities
people in the performing arts
performing artists
settlements and landscapes
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck drums
trees
trees by leaf life
tubular drums
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Study for 'The Dance'; Frederic Leighton

Title
Study for 'The Dance'
Artist
Frederic Leighton
Physical Description
Black chalk drawing with white highlights on a brown colored background. Four female figures, dressed in classical style drapery, standing in various poses playing a tamborine. One (small) with arms down at her side; one (medium) in profile, with arms outstretched; and two large figures, facing front, showing the motions of hitting the tamborine.
Artist Life Dates
1830-1896
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1883
Accession Number
1981/2.131
Medium and Support
black and white chalk on brown wove paper
relevance
rank 22.40173
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
arts
arts and related disciplines
dances
disciplines
drums (membranophones)
european
european styles and periods
frame drums
humanities
membranophones
modern british styles and movements
modern british styles by reign
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
music
objects
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
performing arts
physical activities
physical activities by general context
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
sound devices by function
struck drums
study
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type

Prayer Bell (Lontjeng) (One of a Pair); Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Title
Prayer Bell (Lontjeng) (One of a Pair)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java
Physical Description
This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”
Century
16th-17th century
Object Creation Date
16th century - 17th century
Accession Number
1957/2.53
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 22.11962
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
associated concepts
bells and sets of bells
biological components
buddhism
buddhist doctrinal concepts
chordophones
components
components and systems
components by specific context
directly struck idiophones
doctrinal concepts
heads
objects
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
percussion idiophones
prayer
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
religious figures
saint
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones
the human body
upper body

Interior of a Guardroom; David Teniers the Younger

Title
Interior of a Guardroom
Artist
David Teniers the Younger
Physical Description
Groups of men gamble, smoke, and drink in a dark guardroom. In the left foreground a seated man wearing a red sash lights his white clay pipe, while his companion pauses his smoking to listen to a man standing next to him. The red of the smoker's sash is repeated in the flag and fabrics strewn about in the right foreground, which form part of a still-life of weapons, musical instruments, and glinting armor heaped together against the wall. Between these brightly lit foreground vignettes the scene recedes into the darkened interior where a group of five men gather about a table to gamble.
Artist Life Dates
1610-1690
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1635-1645
Accession Number
1965/1.185
Medium and Support
oil on panel
relevance
rank 21.79155
Secondary Keywords
armor groupings
building divisions
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume groupings
membranophones
object groupings
object groupings and systems
object groupings by specific context
objects we use
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by location or context
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
visual works
visual works by subject type
weapons and ammunition

Gong Striker; Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Title
Gong Striker
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1971/2.35
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 21.68916
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
chordophones
descriptors
directly struck idiophones
gongs and sets of gongs
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
percussion idiophones
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
sculpture
sculpture by technique
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Portrait of an unidentified Tibetan lama (teacher); Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Title
Portrait of an unidentified Tibetan lama (teacher)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description
A very finely hollow cast bronze portrait sculpture of a seated figure, with the lotus dais and pointed monk's cap cast in one piece with the figure.
The monk is shown seated in the padmasana (lotus) pose, with each foot resting sole-upward on the opposite knee. In his right hand, he holds a vajra (a double-pronged scepter) and simultaneously makes the vitarka gesture for teaching. His left hand, resting on his lap, holds a bell. His costume consists of a dhoti, which is knotted high on his torso; a short-sleeved shirt, crossed over his chest and decorated with incised scroll patterns, with a fret design at the border; and an overrobe that wraps around his left shoulder and is draped over his right shoulder. His face has a broad forehead, incised eyebrows in a high arch; downcast eyes, with leaf-shaped upper eyelids; a broad, flat nose; a sweet smile and full lips; and a narrow chin. His tall, pointed monk's cap, which completely hides his hair, has flaps that spread to reach his upper arms.
Accession Number
1995/1.57
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 21.32168
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
asian
associated concepts
bells and sets of bells
chordophones
descriptors
design elements
directly struck idiophones
motifs
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in religion
people in religion and related occupations
people in the humanities
percussion idiophones
plant-derived motifs
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious (people)
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
south asian
struck idiophones
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type

Temple bell; Artist Unknown

Title
Temple bell
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Wood base for a temple bell.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2002/2.237D
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 21.16603
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
bells and sets of bells
buildings and the land
chordophones
descriptors
directly struck idiophones
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
percussion idiophones
plant material
religious buildings
religious structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones
support furniture
wood and wood products

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and devotees; Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Title
Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and devotees
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Physical Description
Multi-colored ink on paper. Reds and golds make up the primary focus colors and are accented by dark blues. Features five figures, two larger figures on the top half of the page and three smaller figures on the bottom. Scene of worship.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.177
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 20.97755
Secondary Keywords
layout features
asian
bowl-shaped drums
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
containers
containers by form
drums (membranophones)
figures (representations)
forms
herbaceous plants
illustrations
illustrations by form
images and ornament
information form components
landscapes (environments)
layout features
making art
membranophones
natural landscapes
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
physical activities
physical activities by general context
plants
religious visual works
settlements and landscapes
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
sound devices by function
struck drums
text-based art
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vessels
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type
woody plants

Temple bell with handle of a pair of addorsed lions and a dragon; Artist Unknown, Burma

Title
Temple bell with handle of a pair of addorsed lions and a dragon
Artist
Artist Unknown, Burma
Physical Description
Bronze temple bell with traces of polychrome, text, and lowermost handle in shape of a pair of addorsed lions. A decorated post threads through the space created by the back-to-back lions, on which an additional handle decorated with addorsed dragons is thread. The open space created between the dragons' connecting tails is where part of a frame would pass through, suspending the bell above the ground. This type of bell does not have a metal clapper, and is rung by striking with a wooden stick.
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
1907
Accession Number
2002/2.237A-C
Medium and Support
bronze with traces of polychrome
relevance
rank 20.89369
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
animals and creatures
bells and sets of bells
buildings and the land
chordophones
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
descriptors
directly struck idiophones
inorganic material
legendary creatures
mammals
materials
materials by composition
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
nonferrous metal
objects we use
percussion idiophones
religious buildings
religious structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones

Le Chanteur Espinol ou le Guittarrero; Édouard Manet

Title
Le Chanteur Espinol ou le Guittarrero
Artist
Édouard Manet
Physical Description
Previously folded at center, not flat. Paper size: h 36cm x tw 27 4/5cm & bw 27 7/10cm. Image size: h 29 2/5cm x w 24 1/5cm.
Artist Life Dates
1832-1883
Accession Number
2008/2.404
Medium and Support
etching, roulette, soft ground on cream laid paper printed in brown/black ink
relevance
rank 20.66707
Secondary Keywords
plucked
transfer method
chordophones
descriptors
european
european regions
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
intaglio prints
lutelike chordophones
lutelike chordophones with long neck
objects we use
people and culture
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Vajra bell (Lontjeng) (one of a pair); Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Title
Vajra bell (Lontjeng) (one of a pair)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java
Physical Description
This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”
Century
16th -17th century
Object Creation Date
16th century - 17th century
Accession Number
1957/2.54
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 20.40525
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
associated concepts
bells and sets of bells
biological components
buddhism
buddhist doctrinal concepts
chordophones
components
components and systems
components by specific context
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
descriptors
directly struck idiophones
doctrinal concepts
heads
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
nonferrous metal
objects
objects we use
people and culture
percussion idiophones
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones
the human body
upper body
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