Thursday, February 26, 2009

Welcome to the UO Museum of Natural & Cultural History musical instrument collection!

Thank you for your assistance in this project. The University of Oregon Museum of Natural & Cultural History is creating an exhibit of musical instruments, many of which are part of the museum's collection. We need your help in identifying these instruments and providing advice on how we can obtain more information about them. See the right sidebar for the list of posted photos of these instruments, organized by culture area and instrument type. Please provide your comments, referring to particular photos by their catalogue numbers. These are the kinds of questions we have:

1. The particular ethnic group and specific geographical location associated with this instrument.
2. Local name(s) for this instrument.
3. Any information on cultural/historical contexts, functions, meanings, etc.
4. Recommendations regarding publications we can refer to for more information.
5. Recommendations regarding audio and video resources of performances on this instrument, especially in cultural contexts.
6. Names of particular researchers, scholars, performers, and institutions we may contact for further information.

If you prefer to email your comments rather than posting them, please contact Mark Levy, Instructor of Ethnomusicology, UO School of Music and Dance: mlevy@uoregon.edu.

HOW TO POST COMMENTS ON THIS BLOG:

1.  Write your comment in the designated space at the bottom of the photo or set of photos.
2.  Click on "post comment."  You will be then asked to "select a profile."
3.  Choose "google account" and click on "post comment" one more time.
4.  If you don't already have a google account, click on "create an account now."
5.  Creating an account just takes a minute, using your email address and a password.
  
Sorry that posting is so complicated.  Thanks again for your assistance! 

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Southeast Asia - Thailand: harp

8-0512
8-0512
8-0512

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Southeast Asia - Burma: harp

8-0582
8-0582

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South America - unknown: leg rattles

4-0148
4-0149

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South America - Peru: drum

4-0114
4-0114
4-0114

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South America - Peru: whistling jar

4-0007
4-0007
4-0007

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South America - Venezuela: friction drum

4-0008
4-0008

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Central America - Guatemala: flute

3-0569

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Central America - unknown: panpipe

3-731
3-731

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Mexico: ocarinas

3-0463
3-0463
3-0463
3-0727
3-0727
3-0727
3-0727
3-1272
3-1272
3-1272
3-1272
3-1329
3-1329
3-1329
3-0052
3-0052
3-0052
3-0707
3-0707

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North America - unknown: rattle

2-6950

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North America - Plains: flute

2-614

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North America - NW Coast: rattles

2-1060
2-1061
2-1062
2-1063
2-628
L-33-9

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North America - Arctic: rattle

2-14447

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North America - Arctic: frame drums

2-14507
2-629

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North America - Arctic: box drum panels

2-14637
2-14638

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Africa - Ghana: drums

L35-26

L35-26
L35-27
L35-27

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Africa - Nigeria: harp

10-921

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Africa - Nigeria: rattles

10-951
10-960

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Africa - Nigeria: tension drum

10-956

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Africa - Nigeria: xylophone

10-970

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Africa - Nigeria: fiddle

10-1026

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Africa - Nigeria: lute

10-1027

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Africa - Congo: drums

10-167
10-168
10-169
10-172

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Africa - Congo: harp

10-199

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Africa - Congo: plucked lamellaphones

10-200
10-201
10-202
10-203

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Africa - Congo: side-blown trumpets

10-218
10-219
10-220
10-221

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Africa - Congo: flute

10-406

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Africa - Congo: rattles

10-204
10-205
10-247
10-248
10-285
10-412
10-413

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Africa - Mozambique: drums

10-544
10-545

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Africa - Mozambique: xylophones

10-547
10-806

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Africa - Mozambique: rattles

10-503
10-520
10-737
10-742
10-744

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Africa - Mozambique: ocarinas

10-524

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Africa - Mozambique: flute

10-736

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Africa - Mozambique: plucked lamellaphones

10-738
10-743

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Africa - Mozambique: bell

10-777

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Africa - Kenya: rattles

10-950
10-955

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Africa - Kenya: harp

10-961

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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Africa - Uganda(?): drum

10-1440

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Monday, February 23, 2009

Africa - Ethiopia: flute

10-879

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Africa - Ethiopia: fiddle

10-878

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Africa - Ethiopia: lyres

10-876
10-877

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Africa - Ethiopia: sistrums

10-812
10-813
10-826




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