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Love to Hear Percussion

Smithsonian Music

The Smithsonian celebrates both common and unusual percussion instruments along with the musicians who keep the beat.

Museum / Unit

National Museum of African Art 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 3 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Sculpture 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Drums (membranophones) 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Ceremonial objects 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Figures (representations) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Folk art 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting/Drawing/Print 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Shoes (footwear) 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Native Americans 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of North America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Chileans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Huichol Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of South America 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mapuche Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mesoamerica 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Northern Mesoamerica 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Pueblo Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Sioux (Oceti Sakowin) 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1870s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1910s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Chile 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cochiti Pueblo, Cochiti Reservation 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Côte d'Ivoire 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Ghana 1 Filter by term Exclude term
La Mesa 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Liberia 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mexico 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Nayarit State 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Museum of African Art Collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mapuche 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting/Drawing/Print 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Popular Entertainment 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Men 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Ethnology 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Rituals (events) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Shamanism 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Animals 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Date: 1930s

Drum

Iya'lu dundun (drum)

Girl with Tambourine

Slit gong

Tambourine Drum

Drum

Shaman's drum

Tap shoes worn by Ann Miller

Drum

Tambourine Drum

Drum

Shaman's drum

Painting

Drummers

Lionel Hampton

Male figure

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