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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-7263b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-17906, described as Reed organ, bamboo; has six reeds; reeds have small holes burnt into them & slots cut out of them; each reed:1 cm.in diam.(aver.); reeds held together by split bamboo(?), mastic & piece of carved light weight wood; wood hollowed out allowing reeds to pass through at 90 deg. angle; overall shape of wood is ovaline with one end flat (end blown into to play organ), other having thin round protrusion; small blocks of wood between reeds to hold ends of split binding material. 49.7 cm. long (longest reed) to 38.4 cm. long (shortest)

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 4-3417, described as Instrument similar to 3416, decayed

Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-8966, described as Large shell trumpet HORAGAI,made from Charonia tritonis shell w/apexperforated & filled w/a red lacquered wooden mouthpiece, the whole covered w/purple silk net & green tassels;L.45 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-12850, described as mouth organ, reed & gourd; 6 reeds inserted into gourd & held in place w/ mastic; L. 60 cm.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-12874, described as Made,played & sold by Rehmat (road-side flute seller).Claims it is suitable for Indian classical music & unrivalled in sweetness.Rehmat are Muslim men. Flute,bamboo,tuned in A;8 stops;L. 46 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 5-3021a, no description available.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 3-27485a,b, described as rasp with stick, carved ironwood; a) rasp, l. 54.8 cm.; b) stick, l. 46.5 cm.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 4-3416, described as Pointed wooden instrument, long handle, carved at end

Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-17907, described as Reed organ, bamboo; w/ fourteen reeds; reeds have small holes burnt into them & slots cut out of them; reeds held together by split bamboo (?), mastic, & piece of carved dark wood; wood hollowed out so reeds pass through at 90 deg. angle; wood is ovaline in shape, one end flat, other end has knobbed, circular protrusion; small blocks of wood between reeds to hold ends of binding material. L. 72.2 cm.

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Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-17906, described as Reed organ, bamboo; has six reeds; reeds have small holes burnt into them & slots cut out of them; each reed:1 cm.in diam.(aver.); reeds held together by split bamboo(?), mastic & piece of carved light weight wood; wood hollowed out allowing reeds to pass through at 90 deg. angle; overall shape of wood is ovaline with one end flat (end blown into to play organ), other having thin round protrusion; small blocks of wood between reeds to hold ends of split binding material. 49.7 cm. long (longest reed) to 38.4 cm. long (shortest)

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Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-8966, described as Large shell trumpet HORAGAI,made from Charonia tritonis shell w/apexperforated & filled w/a red lacquered wooden mouthpiece, the whole covered w/purple silk net & green tassels;L.45 cm.

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Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-12850, described as mouth organ, reed & gourd; 6 reeds inserted into gourd & held in place w/ mastic; L. 60 cm.

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Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 5-3021a, no description available.

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Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-17907, described as Reed organ, bamboo; w/ fourteen reeds; reeds have small holes burnt into them & slots cut out of them; reeds held together by split bamboo (?), mastic, & piece of carved dark wood; wood hollowed out so reeds pass through at 90 deg. angle; wood is ovaline in shape, one end flat, other end has knobbed, circular protrusion; small blocks of wood between reeds to hold ends of binding material. L. 72.2 cm.

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5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments21 objects
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children3 objects
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions2 objects
7.2 Sound Communication1 objects

S1977-1978 #2: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (July 27, 1977–October 6, 1977)2 objects
S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995)2 objects
S1957-1958 #2: University of California, Riverside (April 2, 1958–November 25, 1958)1 objects
S1970-1971 #69: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (January 14, 1971–June 11, 1971)1 objects
S1972-1973 #90: Music Department (UC Berkeley) (April 26, 1973–June 22, 1973)1 objects
S1972-1973 #91: Southeast Asian Studies Department (UC Berkeley) (May 1, 1973–May 2, 1973)1 objects
S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975)1 objects
S1977-1978 #19: Near Eastern Studies Department, UC Berkeley (November 29, 1977–December 6, 1977)1 objects
S1979-1980 #16: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (October 15, 1979–December 11, 1979)1 objects
S1982-1983 #22: Saint Mary’s College of California (December 29, 1982–February 18, 1983)1 objects

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