EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COLLECTION OF HISTORIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

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List A2: String Instruments of Regional Cultures Worldwide

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Zithers
(2032)Adungu [musical bow].Northern Uganda: Acholi people (Nilotic group), before 1965.
(2031)Adungu [musical bow].Northern Uganda: Acholi people (Nilotic group), before 1965.
(447)Zheng [zither].South China, probably 19th century.
(2877)Koto [zither], Yamada school.Japan, 1963.
(744)Raft zither.Probably Central Africa, probably 19th century.
(178/1)Yangqin [dulcimer].China, probably before 1885.
(178/2)Beaters for dulcimer.China, probably 19th century.
(2039)Nanga [trough zither].Northern Uganda: Acholi people, before 1965.
(2763)Enanga [trough zither].Probably Kabale, Kigezi District, Uganda, c 1970.
(2033)Enanga [trough zither].Kabale, Kigezi District, Uganda: Kiga people, 1965.
(2028)Enanga [trough zither].Kabale, Kigezi District, Uganda: Kiga people, 1965.
(2027)Enanga [trough zither].Bunyarwanda, Kigezi District, Uganda: Nyarwanda people, before 1967.
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Lyres
(354)Ntongoli (Soga) or Endongo (Ganda) [bowl lyre].East Africa, probably 19th century.
(3474)Endongo [bowl lyre].South central Uganda: Ganda people, before 1968.
(2038)Ntongoli [bowl lyre].Aloni Kagya of Kamulli, North Busoga, Eastern Uganda: Soga people, 1968.
(3555)Bowl lyre. 
(2056) Tanbura (Arabic) or kissar [bowl lyre].Mirgissa village, South Sudan: Nuba people, c 1970.
(3814)Ox-skull lyre.A. Macaulay, Edinburgh, c 1987.
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Bowl Spike Fiddles
(2063)Umkiki [spike fiddle].Western Sudan: Baggara, c 1970.
(2064)Bow for spike fiddle.West Africa, c 1970.
(434)Banhu or yehu [spike fiddle].China, probably before 1872.
(435/1)Banhu or yehu [spike fiddle].China, probably before 1872.
(435/2)Bow for spike fiddle.China, probably before 1872.
(432)Kamancha [spike fiddle].Iran, probably 19th century.
(433)Bow for spike fiddle.Iran (?), probably 19th century.
(2061)Rebab [spike fiddle].Egypt, c 1970.
(2062)Bow for spike fiddle.Egypt, c 1970.
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Box Spike Lutes and Fiddles
(1250)Sanxian [long Necked lute].China, probably 19th century.
(1251)Shamisen [spike lute].Japan, probably 19th century.
(437)Sanxian [spike lute].China, probably before 1872.
(2101/1)Rabab [spike fiddle].Kelantan, northeast coast of West Malaysia, c 1977.
(2101/2)Bow for spike fiddle.Kelantan, northeast coast of West Malaysia, c 1977.
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Tube Spike Fiddles
(2040)Ndingidi [spike tube fiddle].Kigezi district, Uganda: Kiga people, c 1965.
(2036)Ndingidi [spike tube fiddle].Kigezi district, Western Uganda: Kiga people, c 1965.
(2034)Ndingidi [spike tube fiddle].Uganda: Ganda people, before 1966.
(2035)Bow for tube fiddle.Uganda: Ganda people, c 1970.
(3551)Ndingidi or spike tube fiddleUganda, 1990-1994.
(3552)Bow: ndingidi or spike tube fiddleUganda, 1990-1994.
(3553)Ndingidi or spike tube fiddleUganda, 1990-1994.
(3554)Bow: ndingidi or spike tube fiddleUganda, 1990-1994.
(436)Jinghu [spike tube fiddle].China, 19th or 20th century.
(441/1)Erhu [spike tube fiddle].China, probably before 1872.
(441/2)Bow for tube fiddle.China, probably before 1872.
(1253)Jinghu [spike tube fiddle / side-blown flute].China, probably 19th century.
(1252)Erhu [spike tube fiddle].China, probably 19th century.
(439/1)Erhu [spike tube fiddle].China, probably before 1872.
(439/2)Bow for tube fiddle.China, probably before 1872.
(438/1)Sihu [spike tube fiddle].China, before 1888.
(438/2)Bow for tube fiddle.China, before 1888.
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Bowl Necked Lutes and Fiddles
(355)Saz [bowl lute].Turkey, probably before 1872.
(749)Molo [bowl lute].West Africa: Possibly Hausa, probably 19th century.
(857)Molo [bowl lute].W. Africa: Hausa, probably 20th century.
(442)Pipa [bowl lute].China, probably before 1872.
(445)Pipa [bowl lute].China, before 1888, probably before 1872.
(3678)Sgra-snyan [Tibetan plucked lute].Mid 1980s or earlier.
(3677)Sgra-snyan [Tibetan folding plucked lute].Nepal, 1978 or earlier.
(1062)Bowl fiddle.Burma, c 1900.
(1063)Bow for bowl fiddle.Burma, c 1900.
(353/1)Lyra [bowl fiddle].Rhodes, c 1965.
(353/2)Bow for bowl fiddle.Rhodes, c 1965.
(3679)Pi-bang [Nepali or Tibetan bowed lute].Nepal, mid 1980s or earlier.
(3680)Bow for pi-bang.Nepal, mid 1980s or earlier.
(515/1)Dilruba [`Peacock vina'].India, probably 20th century.
(515/2)Bow for `peacock vina'.India, probably 20th century.
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Box Necked Lutes and Fiddles
(444)Yueqin [`Moon lute' or box lute].China, probably before 1872, possibly before 1858.
(443)Yueqin [`Moon lute' or box lute].China, before 1888, probably before 1872, possibly before 1858.
(440)Box fiddle or violin.Burma, probably before 1872, possibly before 1856.
(516/1)Sarangi [box fiddle].India, probably 20th century.
(516/2)Bow for box fiddle.India, probably 20th century.
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Harps
(2042)Opuk agoya [arched harp or bow harp].Northern Uganda: Acholi people [Nilotic group), c 1966.
(4109)Opuk agoya [arched harp or bow harp]. 
(2030)Opuk agoya [arched harp or bow harp].Northern Uganda: Acholi people [Nilotic group), before 1965.
(2762)Adungu [arched harp or bow harp].West Nile, Uganda: Madi or Alur, c 1970.
(2029)Opuk agoya [arched harp or bow harp].Northern Uganda: Acholi people (Nilotic group), before 1965.
(856)Saùng-gauk [arched harp].Burma, probably 20th century.
(1513)Kinde [arched harp or bow harp].Hausa, Northern Nigeria or Lake Chad area, c 1968.
(2081)Ennanga [arched harp or bow harp].Blasio Busulwa, Kampala, Uganda: Ganda people, 1968.
(1514)Kora [bridge-harp or harp-lute (miniature)].Bathurst, Gambia, c 1970.
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Incomplete instruments and ancillary items
(446)Box of strings.China, probably 19th century.
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