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Drum

Type of musical instrument of the percussion family

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Images referencing Drum

20 images from works
  • An itinerant vendor advertising his 'sales show' in a square of town. Wood engraving after F. Gilbert.
  • Followers of Sri Chaitanya in a procession with flags, drums, dancing and singing. Transfer lithograph.
  • Devotees of Krishna and followers of Sri Caitanya, dancing with drums, flags and narsingh horn. Chromolithograph.
  • A shaman banging a drum and dancing invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.
  • A shaman singing and beating a drum. Halftone.
  • Indian acrobats performing. Gouache painting.
  • Shiva with his symbols riding Nandi. Gouache drawing.
  • Followers of Sri Chaitanya in a procession with flags, drums, dancing and singing. Transfer lithograph.
  • A shaman banging a drum and dancing to invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.
  • A troupe of blind musicians and their dogs confronting a rival street musician and his dog. Lithograph by Engelmann after S. Baptiste, 1828.
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    A troupe of blind musicians and their dogs confronting a rival street musician and his dog. Lithograph by Engelmann after S. Baptiste, 1828.

    | Baptiste, Sylvestre, 1791-1859. | Date: 1828 | Reference: 16519i
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    Devotees of Krishna and followers of Sri Caitanya, dancing with drums, flags and narsingh horn. Chromolithograph.

    | Reference: 26213i
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    Five-headed Shiva playing musical instruments. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26136i
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    Chaos in the aftermath of battle with the dead and wounded being attended to as the armies retreat. Engraving by J. J. Kleinschmidt after G. P. Rugendas I.

    | Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder | Reference: 24446i
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    Indian acrobats performing. Gouache painting.

    | Date: [1815?] | Reference: 728563i
    Part of: Indian practitioners of trades, crafts, and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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Related topics

Costume
India
Musical instruments - India
Dogs
Ceremonial Behavior
Shamans
Rites and ceremonies
Dancing
Sitar
Entertainers

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