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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. 12 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Anacostia Community Museum 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Ceremonial objects 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Noisemakers 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Sound devices 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Native Americans 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of North America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Andes 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Chileans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hausa (African people) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Huichol Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of South America 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Koreans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mapuche Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1850s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1860s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1870s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1890s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1910s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

Asia 6 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 4 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Thailand 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Africa 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Taiwan 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Chile 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Concord 1 Filter by term Exclude term
District of Columbia 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Ecuador 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Anthropology 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Music & Musical Instruments 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Percussion 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Anacostia Community Museum Collection 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Music and Sound 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Artifact Walls exhibit 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing & Accessories 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cultures & Communities 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Anthropology 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Ethnology 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Percussion 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Rituals (events) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Shamanism 2 Filter by term Exclude term
American Civil War (1861-1865) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Artifact Walls exhibit 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Civil War, 1861-1865 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 4 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 3 Filter by term Exclude term

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Remove Resource Type: Drums (membranophones)

Drum With 2 Heads - Antique Temple Drum

Tambourine Drum

Drum

Shaman's drum

A Pair Of Temple Drums "Kagura Toiko" (1 Pr.)

Snare Drum

Conga Drum Played by Paul Hawkins

Bomba Drum

Ritual Drum

Conga Drum Played by Paul Hawkins

drum

Drum

Drum

Drum

Drum

Drum

Hand Drum (Thone Or T'One)

Bass Drum

Haitian Drum

Snare Drum

Dance Drum

Long Drum

Tambourine Drum

Decorated Drum

Long Drums Pair

Drum

Shaman's drum

Presentation Drum

Blanchard Snare Drum

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