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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

NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Sculpture 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Ceramics (objects) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative arts 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Figures (representations) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Drum / Drumstick 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Drum/Beater 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Drums (membranophones) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Gong / Beater 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Molas 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Yoruba (African people) 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Cuna Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hausa (African people) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of North America 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1900s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

Africa 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Nigeria 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Soviet Union 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Asia 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Central America 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Côte d'Ivoire 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Ife 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Korea 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Leningrad 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Anthropology 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Anthropology 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Ethnology 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Architecture 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cymbal 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Divination 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Drums (Membranophones) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Government 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Theater 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 3 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Included:

Remove Date: 1960s

Backstage "Tabor Theatre"

Slit gong

Drum and Wooden Beater

Bell Tower

Drum

Drum

Figurative Sculpture: Drummer

Drum (Iyalu Dundun) And Beater

Mola : Drummer And Horseback Rider

Gong & Stick (Ching)

Cadet Drummer

Two Drummers

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