Bamboo in art: 28 works, most common in Musical Instruments

Medium28 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	28
Date Range	1550 BC – 1967
Primary Department	Musical Instruments (34)
Most Common Form	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted (5)
Cultures Represented	10
Countries	10
Public Domain	6 works (11%)

Works by Century

15th century BC

7th century

13th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

Departments

Musical Instruments

Arms and Armor

Egyptian Art

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Costume Institute

Forms & Classifications

Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted

Shafted Weapons

Aerophone-Blow Hole-end-blown flute (vertical)

Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical

Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)

Archery Equipment-Arrows & Quivers

Archery Equipment-Bows

Aerophone-Whistle Flute-recorder

Idiophone-Concussion

Aerophone

Cultures Represented

Indian · 13 Burmese · 8 Egyptian · 6 Syrian · 5 Turkish · 2Indian, Abor or Assam · 1Indian, Assam · 1Indian, Chota Nagpur · 1Indian, Coorg · 1Indian, Mahratta · 1

Historical Periods

New Kingdom · 2Six Dynasties Period · 1

Geographic Distribution

India

Egypt

Myanmar (formerly Burma)

Syria

Turkey

Possibly Sarawak

Algeria

Arabia or North Africa

India?

Myanmar (Burma)

Cities Represented

Bengal · 2Chennai (Madras) · 2Maharashtra? · 1Madras · 1

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Piece of sheath for knife	Wood-Implements	ca. 8th century A.D.
Quiver (mda' shubs) with Accessory	Archery Equipment-Bows	late 13th–15th century	Tibetan or Mongolian
Twelve Arrows	Archery Equipment-Arrows & Quivers	16th–18th century	Tibetan
Arghoul	Aerophone-Reed Vibrated	ca. 1825–89	Egypt
Ektar	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted	ca. 1885	India
Hnyìn	Aerophone-Free Reed-mouth organ	late 19th Century	Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Cosmetic Tube		ca. 1550–1295 B.C.	Egypt
Cosmetic Tube		ca. 1550–1295 B.C.	Egypt
Nine Arrows	Archery Equipment-Arrows & Quivers	17th–19th century	Turkish, Indian, and Persian
Axe	Shafted Weapons	18th–19th century	Indian
Lance	Shafted Weapons	18th–19th century	Indian
Mace	Shafted Weapons	18th century	North Indian
Spear (Birchi-Bhala)	Shafted Weapons	18th–19th century	Indian, Mahratta
Helmet	Helmets	probably 19th century	Abor, Burmese
Lira	Aerophone	19th century	Egypt
Axe (Bullova)	Shafted Weapons	19th century	Indian, Chota Nagpur
Crossbow with Quiver and Eleven Bolts	Archery Equipment-Crossbows	19th century	Indian
Darts (Panjies in Coconut Wrapping	Miscellaneous	19th century	Burmese
Ektar	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted	19th century	India
Pellet Bow	Archery Equipment-Bows	19th century	Indian, Coorg
Pellet Bow with String	Archery Equipment-Bows	19th century	Indian
Quiver with Four Arrows	Archery Equipment-Arrows & Quivers	19th century	Indian, Abor or Assam
Shield	Shields	19th century	Indian, Assam
Arghol	Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical	late 19th century	Syria
Chebeb	Aerophone-Blow Hole-end-blown flute (vertical)	late 19th century	Algeria
Eka-Tara	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted	late 19th century	India
Flute	Aerophone	late 19th century	Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Flute	Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)	late 19th century	India
Flute	Aerophone-Blow Hole-end-blown flute (vertical)	late 19th century	India
Giriding	Idiophone-Plucked / Depressed	late 19th century	Possibly Sarawak
Gunbri	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted	late 19th century	Syria
Meijiwiz	Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical	late 19th century	Syria
Meijiwiz	Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical	late 19th century	Syria
Nay	Aerophone-Blow Hole-end-blown flute (vertical)	late 19th century	Turkey
Nay	Aerophone-Blow Hole-end-blown flute (vertical)	late 19th century	Turkey
Nay	Aerophone-Blow Hole-end-blown flute (vertical)	late 19th century	Arabia or North Africa
Nose Flute	Aerophone-Blow Hole-nose flute	mid 19th–early 20th century	Malaysian (Semang?)
Pan Pipes	Aerophone-Blow Hole-panpipe	late 19th century	Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Pawa	Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)	late 19th century	India
Stringed Instrument	Chordophone	late 19th century	Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access