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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 Asian Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 1 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Folk art 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Himalayan peoples 2 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asians 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Yoruba (African people) 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1200s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1870s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 Filter by term Exclude term
India 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Nigeria 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Africa 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Côte d'Ivoire 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Ghana 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Ife 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Kinshasa 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Liberia 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Museum of African Art Collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 1 Filter by term Exclude term
British Contemporary 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Men 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Drums (Membranophones) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asian and Himalayan Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Animals 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Birds 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Brass (alloy) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cats 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Divination 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Resource Type: Sculpture

Drum

Iya'lu dundun (drum)

Celestial Drummer

Drum

Girl with Tambourine

Slit gong

The Drummer

Drum

Figurative Sculpture: Drummer

Figure of a drummer

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