Plan Your Visit       Hours & Directions       About Peterborough       Teachers       Lesson Plans       Booking Tours       Contact Things to See       Explore the Museum       Our Artists       Our Performers       Community Showcase       Instrument Collection       For Kids       Gift Shop       Library       Please Touch       Resources       Slide Show Things to Do       Calendar       Upcoming Events       Dance       Galleries       Workshops       E-News Signup       What's New? About the Museum       Description       Dreamer & Founder       Mission       Membership       History       Board & Staff       Job Opportunities       From the Director Home		Our Instrument Collection Our collection is divided into several categories: Aerophones | Chordophones | Idiophones | Idiophones continued | Membranophones Membranophones Membranophones are instruments that produce sound by the vibration of a membrane, usually a tense animal hide. The vibration occurs when the player strikes or brushes the membrane, either with hands or with a stick. Drums are examples of membranophones, and cultures from all over the world have created different types of drums. Drums have been created by people for thousands of years, and have been used for many purposes. They have been used for communication, healing, accompanying a dance, and as a signal of war, among other reasons. They are still used in many types of pop and folk music today. Child's Drum Child's Drum Origin - United States   Click button to hear the instrument Djembe Djembe Origin - Africa In the North African country of Mali they make the djembe from a tree trunk and carve it into a goblet or vase shape. They shape the Djembe so it fits between the legs of the drummer. The body of the instrument is hanging from straps across the drummers shoulders. Many believe when the djembe is in the right hands, it has the power to heal.   Click button to hear the instrument Modern Drum Modern Drum Origin - Africa   Click button to hear the instrument Doumbek Doumbek Origin - Morocco The Doumbek is a goblet-shaped hand drum made out of wood, clay or engraved metal shell. How to play it: Rest it across your lap horizontally and play it with your fingers and open palm of the hand.   Click button to hear the instrument Four-Hand Goat Drum Four-Hand Goat Drum Origin - Kenya   Click button to hear the instrument Hand Drum Hand Drum Origin - Nepal   Click button to hear the instrument Capoeira Drum Capoeira Drum Origin - Brazil Mridangam/Pakhawaj Mridangam/Pakhawaj Origin - India & Nepal There is one drummer that plays two drums. The lower pitched drum is made out of a metal shell called the Bhaya. The higher pitched drum, Tabla, is made from a wooden shell. You play the drums with your fingers to produce different notes. It can take many years to perfect playing techniques for the Mridangam.   Click button to hear the instrument Ocean Drum Ocean Drum Origin - Nepal "The Wise Man Delights in Water."         — Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching The Ocean drum tries to imitate the sound of water. How to play it: Slowly allow the beads inside to roll around to create the sound of the ocean. You can also play it like a drum or shake it to create interesting sounds. The Ocean Drum represents a love of natural sound and our attempts to capture the uncapturable - as if we could hold the sea in our hands.1 Crown Drum Crown Drum Origin - Thailand Slit Drum Slit Drum Origin - World Wide Slit Drums were made from hallowed trees or bamboo like this one from Mexico, with slits on the surface of the drum, to create two or more notes. People would make a really big one and send messages across great distances. In India, the Naga people built and carved a 50ft long slit drum. The drum was so important, they made a special dwelling to house it. Talking Drum Talking Drum Origin - Africa The talking drum has an hour glass shape, a head on the bottom and top, and strings/cords connecting them. You hold the drum between the upper arm and left side of the body. You hit the drum while squeezing and releasing the strings, to create a sound. The people of Ghana have created a messages with the talking drum based on the tonal qualities of their spoken language. Shaman Drum Shaman Drum Origin - Nepal Used in traditional Shamanic rituals to heal illness through spirit travel and trance. References Rhythm and Beauty: The Art of Percussion By: Rocky Maffit. ©1999 by Watson-Guptill Publications, a division of BPI Communications, Inc. (1) Planet Drum By: Mickey Hart & Fredric Lieberman ©1991 by Harper San Francisco http://aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/default.htm Credits Photos: Jessica Thomas, Lillian Filliman, and Micah McQueary Sound Recordings: Andrew Crawford, Greg Gilbert, Mike Imon, and Jessica Thomas Original Slide Show: Jessica Thomas Project Managers: Meera Patankar and Robyn Filliman Aerophones | Chordophones | Idiophones | Idiophones continued | Membranophones When children are raised with respect and curiosity towards other cultures, the world will know more peace and less war. Plan Your Visit | Things to See | Things to Do | About the Museum | Home | Contact 26 Main Street ~ Peterborough, New Hampshire ~ 03458 Southern New Hampshire's Year Round Arts Community 603.924.4555 © 2007 Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center. All rights reserved. Top