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The Soul of Tengri Fashion Show: Celebrating and Reviving Kazakh Couture

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 26 Dec 2023 22:41:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_f4c61bee9c052f3ccf6442e50fe6a59a

Women and Water: Connections in Caribbean Music and Spirituality

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 02 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_63eda4bce43509c45c5b730cd6e1c532

Little Piper, (painting)

Painter:
Hudson, Grace Carpenter 1865-1937  Search this
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1895
Topic:
Figure male--Child--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Performing Arts--Music--Flute  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Flute  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8G400023
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_481414

Red Hot River Valley; Riverside Blues

Recording artist:
Firehouse Five Plus Two  Search this
Manufacturer:
Good Time Jazz  Search this
Physical Description:
shellac (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
Object Name:
sound recording
Place made:
United States: California, Los Angeles
Recording date:
1949
General subject association:
Music  Search this
Related Publication:
Jazz Records 1942-1967, Vol. 4a: Ell - Goo
Credit Line:
Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
ID Number:
1978.0670.256
Maker number:
6
Accession number:
1978.0670
Catalog number:
1978.0670.256
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Music & Musical Instruments
Family & Social Life
Sound Recordings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-4c29-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_672841
Online Media:

Morakutti Krishna Lila

Medium:
Pigment paint on cloth
Dimensions:
H x W: 194.3 x 168.3 cm (76 1/2 x 66 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Nathadwara, Rajasthan state, Mewar, India
Date:
19th century
Topic:
peacock  Search this
Krishna  Search this
vina  Search this
drum  Search this
sitar  Search this
lute  Search this
holy man  Search this
cymbal  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, gift of Dr. Leo S. Figiel
Accession Number:
S1992.67
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e7f04f70-fc1a-45a4-b695-207e162f01ea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1992.67

The Washington Family

Artist:
E. Bell  Search this
Copy after:
Jeremiah Paul, Jr., about 1775 - 13 Jul 1820  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this
Martha Washington, 2 Jun 1731 - 22 May 1802  Search this
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, 31 Mar 1779 - 15 Jul 1852  Search this
George Washington Parke Custis, 30 Apr 1781 - 10 Oct 1857  Search this
William ("Billy") Lee, c. 1750 - c. 1828  Search this
Possibly:
Eleanor Calvert Custis, 1753 - 1811  Search this
Medium:
Mezzotint
Dimensions:
Plate: 45.7 × 61cm (18 × 24")
Type:
Print
Date:
1800
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Harp  Search this
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis: Female  Search this
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis: Visual Arts\Artist\Silhouettist  Search this
William ("Billy") Lee: Male  Search this
William ("Billy") Lee: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
William ("Billy") Lee: Society and Social Change\Service worker\Domestic worker\Servant  Search this
George Washington: Male  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Martha Washington: Female  Search this
Martha Washington: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US  Search this
George Washington Parke Custis: Male  Search this
George Washington Parke Custis: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
DLR02094
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c52e1824-6066-4d5c-b316-ae25c0639a2b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_DLR02094

Bugle

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 6 × 17 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (15.2 × 43.5 × 11.4 cm)
Type:
bugles
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1916-1970
Topic:
African American  Search this
Music  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
Object number:
2017.111.18
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Musical Instruments
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6db537f-2966-4bed-9e23-393e96c979ad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.111.18
Online Media:

Noisemaker from the American Legion

Created by:
American Legion, American, founded 1919  Search this
Subject of:
H. Caramell, French  Search this
Medium:
rubber and metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D (a): 13 × 2 7/8 × 2 7/8 in. (33 × 7.3 × 7.3 cm)
H x W x D (b): 7 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (19.1 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm)
H x W x D (pieces together): 18 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (47 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm)
Type:
noisemakers
Place made:
Paris, France, Europe
Date:
1927
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Ornamentation  Search this
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
Object number:
2017.111.1ab
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Musical Instruments
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5aed387eb-7c8f-495f-b6ce-254c69a3bd4e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.111.1ab
Online Media:

Prop piano from "The Piano Lesson" revival with Nord Piano keyboard

Designed by:
Beowulf Boritt, American  Search this
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, American, born 1949  Search this
Subject of:
August Wilson, American, 1945 - 2005  Search this
Samuel L. Jackson, American, born 1948  Search this
Danielle Brooks, American, born 1989  Search this
John David Washington, American, born 1984  Search this
Ray Fisher, American, born 1987  Search this
Trai Byers, American, born 1983  Search this
Michael Potts, American  Search this
Nadia Daniel  Search this
Jurnee Swan  Search this
April Matthis  Search this
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, American, founded 1928  Search this
Produced by:
88 Notes LLC, American, founded 2022  Search this
Manufactured by:
Clavia Digital Musical Instruments, Swedish, founded 1983  Search this
Medium:
plastic polymer resin, wood and metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 58 × 58 1/2 × 30 1/4 in. (147.3 × 148.6 × 76.8 cm)
Type:
keyboard instruments
upright pianos
props (object genres)
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2022
Topic:
African American  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Design  Search this
Families  Search this
Literature  Search this
Motherhood  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Director & Producers: LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Brian Anthony Moreland, Kandi Burruss, Todd Tucker, and Tom Kirdahy
Object number:
2023.23ab
Restrictions & Rights:
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Musical Instruments
Props and Set Design
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd520f58397-484d-4b9d-a5af-509de6238f7b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.23ab
Online Media:

music, sheet

Maker:
Cohan, George M.  Search this
M. Witmark & Sons  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
blue; red; white (overall color)
Measurements:
overall: 13 7/8 in x 10 1/2 in; 35.2425 cm x 26.67 cm
Object Name:
music, sheet
Decorative motif:
United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol
Referenced:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
1918
Classified:
Souvenirs  Search this
Novelty  Search this
ID Number:
2011.0227.475
Accession number:
2011.0227
Catalog number:
2011.0227.475
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Music & Musical Instruments
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4aaf8c530-4f49-2a12-e053-15f76fa07904
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1983279

Highland Bagpipes

Physical Description:
leather (bag material)
wool (bag cover material)
ebony (stocks, drone material)
rosewood (chanter material)
ivory (ferrule on chanter material)
silver (ferrules on drone pipes and stocks material)
cane (reeds on drones material)
Measurements:
chanter: 36 cm; 14 3/16 in
drone (1 & 2): 35.8 cm; 14 3/32 in
drone (3): 70 cm; 27 9/16 in
Object Name:
bagpipe
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Associated Place:
United Kingdom: Scotland
Date made:
19th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary E. Maxwell
ID Number:
MI.381911
Accession number:
160028
Catalog number:
381911
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-389d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_606496
Online Media:

Ragtime Jamboree

Recording artist:
Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band  Search this
Manufacturer:
Decca  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
vinyl (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
Object Name:
sound recording
Place made:
United States: New York, New York
Release date:
1953
Related Publication:
Jazz Records 1942-1969, Vol. 4d: Kl - L
Credit Line:
Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
ID Number:
1978.0670.695
Accession number:
1978.0670
Catalog number:
1978.0670.695
Maker number:
DL 5456
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Music & Musical Instruments
Popular Entertainment
Family & Social Life
Sound Recordings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-a8da-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1216039
Online Media:

Whistle

Culture/People:
probably Mapuche (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this
Expedition:
Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)  Search this
Expedition leader:
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this
Expedition sponsor:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Whistle
Media/Materials:
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques:
Carved, drilled, incised
Dimensions:
13 x 8 x 3.5 cm
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Quitratúe; Cautín Province; Araucanía Region IX; Chile
Date created:
AD 1250-1500
Catalog Number:
17/6790
Barcode:
176790.000
See related items:
Mapuche (archaeological)
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f6e018e5-5c54-4898-9fbf-1c58461143ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_189297
Online Media:

Chinese and Japanese works of art in the collection of Her Majesty The Queen John Ayers

Author:
Ayers, John  Search this
Author:
Royal Collection (Great Britain)  Search this
Issuing body:
Royal Collection Trust  Search this
Physical description:
3 volumes (xi, 1144 pages) illustrations (chiefly color) 31 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Catalogues
Catalog
catalogs (documents)
Bildband
Place:
Great Britain
Grande-Bretagne
China
Date:
2016
Topic:
Pottery, Chinese--Private collections  Search this
Pottery, Japanese--Private collections  Search this
Art objects, Chinese--Private collections  Search this
Art objects, Japanese--Private collections  Search this
Art, Chinese--Private collections  Search this
Art, Japanese--Private collections  Search this
Objets d'art chinois--Collections privées  Search this
Objets d'art japonais--Collections privées  Search this
Art chinois--Collections privées  Search this
Art japonais--Collections privées  Search this
Art--Private collections  Search this
Porzellan  Search this
Keramik  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1166216

Louise Miller Howland, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus 1848-1907  Search this
Subject:
Howland, Louise Miller  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Anonymous Collection
Date:
1888
Topic:
Portrait female--Waist length  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Piano  Search this
Control number:
IAS 77006104
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_21776

Bringing It Home - Nathalie Picard

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-05-14T14:38:55.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_5-xRtHBEiI8

Ikwäas, we sing, nous chantons

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2015-02-26T19:34:37.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_9E57Olh_3zM

Suma Qamaña 2014 Bolivian Festival 11: Moseñada

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-06-11T20:31:49.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_PXTKMpEUGBI

Suma Qamaña 2014 Bolivian Festival 20: Moceñada

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-06-11T20:31:50.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_k23VfHvquDo

Tuning Forks on Resonators

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-05-08T17:39:03.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianAmHistory
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAmHistory
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_E_ZBELcyb3g

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