Fasnact spring carnival parade, Basel, Switzerland, Europe

Fasnact spring carnival parade, Basel, Switzerland, Europe

Buddhist sacred texts and a wooden fish (percussion instrument), Fo Guang Shan Temple, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Monk playing on a wooden fish (percussion instrument), Fo Guang Shan Temple, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Percussion players at a welcoming performance of Gajah Krumpyung (fake elephant and traditional music instrument), Sondakan district, Solo (Surakarta), Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monk at Buddhist ceremony, playing on a wooden fish (percussion instrument), Chua Tu An Buddhist temple, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Buddhist ceremony at temple, monk playing on a wooden fish (percussion instrument), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Pandeiro, a type of hand frame drum popular in Brazil, Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Caucasian brother and sister sitting on brick wall with toys

Drummers playing traditional drums

Teacher and girls playing bongos and tambourines in classroom

Caucasian mother and baby son playing with toys on floor

New Ireland Malagan funerary statue in at the Metropolitan Museum of Art museum, New York, USA. New Ireland is part of the Bismarck Archipelago, situated north of New Guinea, and has an estimated population of 100,000. The Dutch first encountered the island in 1616, and today New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea. Nineteen different languages are spoken on the island, and it is divided by a chain of mountains into three distinct regions: northern, central, and southeastern. The art of New Ireland traditionally centered on mortuary ceremonies and feasts to honor the dead. In northern New Ireland, the name given to these elaborate ceremonies is malagan, which is also the term used for the carved and painted sculptures associated with the ceremonies.

A young Yao boy beats a traditional drum before a cultural performance in Huangluo, China.

A young Yao boy beats a traditional drum before a cultural performance in Huangluo, China.

Drummer at the parade to the Loisachgau folklore festival, Neufahrn, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Drum and helmet of Napoleonic troops, in 1808, at a historic celebration in Gengenbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Drummer in traditional costume, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Imaginative costumes at the carnival, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Gong in Lamayuru Gompa (Tibetan Buddhist monastery) . Ladakh, India, Asia

Percussionist playing a rudimentary atabaque during afro-brazilian cultural manifestation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Musicians playing an Afro Brazilian percussion musical instrument called a berimbau during a capoeira performance in the streets of Brazil, Brasil

Drummer playing his instrument during carnival celebrations in the streets of Brazil, Brasil

Metal rattle during street carnival festivities in Brazil, Brasil

Woman playing a type of rattle called xereque of African origin used in the streets of Brazil during samba performances at carnival, Brasil

Ethnic drums also called atabaques on the streets of Pelourinho, the historic center of the city of Salvador in Bahia, Brasil

Ethnic drums also called atabaques on the streets of Pelourinho, the historic center of the city of Salvador in Bahia, Brasil

Musician playing a rudimentary percursion instrument called atabaque during afro-brazilian capoeira cultural manifestation, Brasil

Percussionist playing a rustic and rudimentary percursion instrument atabaque during afro-brazilian cultural manifestation, Brasil

Dum player and other instrumentalists during a Brazilian samba performance at the carnival, Brasil

A close up and rear view of a shaman woman holding a sacred powwow drum towards sun and mountains during worship and healing ritual, with copy space

Brazilian samba performance with musician playing tambourine in the streets of Pelourinho, city of Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

Easter Procession, Plaza de Espana, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Fanfare players, historical parade, Schaferlauf festival, Bad Urach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Several drummers with their musical instruments in the Carnival celebrations in the streets of Brazil, Brasil

Drum set

Group of musicians on stage, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Side profile of a young woman playing dulcimer, Hong Kong, China

Kids With Drums Walking In The Old Town Of Baeza, Andalucía, Spain, Europe

Kenny Endo performing on the Taiko, a traditional Japanese drum at the Powell Street Festival in Woodland Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Kenny Endo performing on the Taiko, a traditional Japanese drum at the Powell Street Festival in Woodland Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Group of pre-school children playing the drums in a Japanese temple, a traditional religious practise, Kyushu, Japan

Asian monks playing instruments on temple floor, Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan

Toddler playing with musical instrument in playroom with mother sitting nearby

Toddler and teddy bear playing bongo drum together at home

Man adjusting drum set in music studio

Japanese man sitting on a rooftop in an urban setting, playing drums, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan

Group of young Japanese men and women standing on a rooftop in an urban setting, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan

Buddhist prayer drums under small wooden roofs, monuments in the background, Mongolia

Group of young Japanese men and women sitting on a rooftop in an urban setting, drinking beer, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan

Smiling group of young Japanese men and women sitting on a rooftop in an urban setting, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan

National gallery of art

National gallery of art