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Hearst Museum object titled Banjo, accession number 5-14094a,b, described as Banjo. Gourd bowl with wood handle. Handle attached to bowl by passing through holes on side. Bowl covered with leather, black leather band around upper edge, red leather strip across center. Hole in top of bowl at one side. Handle wrapped with black and red leather. Bowl diameter: 12 cm; handle length: 36 cm;

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-14852, described as Drum, "bendir." Circular single-headed frame drum with 2 snares. Thumb hole in frame. Diameter 41 centimeters, depth 12.5 centimeters. Goatskin head; bent wood frame.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-12914, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Egyptian flute, accession number 5-8609, described as A pair of reed flutes. (a) Divided into 3 segments with burned-in spiral circles and crosses. Two reed plugs also attached with string. (b) Carved x's, triangles, and screen patterns. Patterns are stained with red dye.

Hearst Museum object titled Flute, accession number 5-275, described as Flute, brass coin attached. Two reeds, with side holes and end stoppers. Modern. One stopper missing.

Hearst Museum object titled Flute, accession number 9-4741, described as Flute in brass tube container; wire-wrapped reed flute with 5 stops ( flute in two pieces, 14 cm. and 10 cm. in length); contained 16 cm. 1.

Hearst Museum object titled Flute, accession number 5-13234, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Lyre, accession number 9-4730, described as Lyre; previously in 4 parts, reassembled by conservation 2014-02-18 a) soundbox; enamelware pan covered with skin; diameter 22 cm; b) arm; length 61.5 cm; c) arm, 1.60 cm; d) crosspiece with 4 pegs, 1.51 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Lyre, accession number 9-4731, described as Lyre; 5 strings, skin-covered sound box. Diameter 30 cm; cloth wrapped crosspiece 44.5 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Musical bow, accession number 9-4751, described as horse hair bow