Musical instrument
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A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object be
Historical instruments
Bamileke slit drum drummers in Cameroon's West Province.
Found in Slovenia, the Divje Babe Flute is sometimes considered the world's oldest known musical instrument
Two Aztec slit drums (teponaztli). The characteristic "H" slits can be seen on the top of the drum in the foreground.
Divje Babe flute
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The Divje Babe flute, also called tidldibab, is a cave bear femur pierced by spaced holes that was unearthed in 1995 during systematic archaeological excavations led by the Institute of Archaeology of
Musical instrument
…origin of the first device considered a musical instrument, is widely disputed. The oldest object identified by scholars as a musical instrument, is a simple flute, dated back 50,000–60,000 years. Many scholars date early flutes to about 40,000 years ago. Many historians believe that determining the specific date…
The artifact as displayed in the museum
Excavation in Divje Babe I Cave
Divje Babe flute - holes