Type of musical instrument of the percussion family

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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.

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.

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.

Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti, symbolising the element air. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.

Five-headed Shiva playing musical instruments. Watercolour drawing.

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Drum

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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.

Devotees of Krishna and followers of Sri Caitanya, dancing with drums, flags and narsingh horn. Chromolithograph.

Five-headed Shiva playing musical instruments. Watercolour drawing.

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.

Indian acrobats performing. Gouache painting.

Drum

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Works from the collections

A troupe of blind musicians and their dogs confronting a rival street musician and his dog. Lithograph by Engelmann after S. Baptiste, 1828.

Devotees of Krishna and followers of Sri Caitanya, dancing with drums, flags and narsingh horn. Chromolithograph.

Five-headed Shiva playing musical instruments. Watercolour drawing.

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.

Indian acrobats performing. Gouache painting.

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