Photos from Brooklyn Children's Museum

Marimba Dolls, Guatemala These dolls are shown playing a marimba, which is a percussion instrument. It is made up of bars that sit on a frame. Underneath each bar is a metal tube, called a "resonator." The music comes from these resonators, when the bars above are hit with a soft mallet. Marimbas are long enough for several people to play at once.

Pan pipes Pan pipes are traditionally an Incan instrument. They are made by lashing together several pipes of different lengths, and sealing the bottoms. You make the sound by blowing across the tops of the pipes.