The frame of one jaw harp was found on the 31CR314 Shipwreck site but remains locked in concretion as shown in this x-radiography. This represents the only musical instrument thus far recovered from site. This small, pocketsize music-maker was called a trump in the 1590s and was found in Ireland, England and Scotland. Among Germans it was called a mouth drum or "maultommel'' and the French described it as a "guimbarde". The instrument had international appeal and was known in many lands and cultures.

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