Castanets Collection

Various musical instruments

Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis
Noises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929

Spanish Flamenco Dancers
Two Flamenco dancers dancing with castanets

Man and woman in Mexican national costumes for a masquerade ball. Handcoloured lithograph by Alexandre Lacauchie published by Hautecoeur Freres, Paris, 1880s

Gnawa musicians - ethnic group inhabiting Morocco and Algeria in the Maghreb. Gnawa music is characterized by instrumentation

Muslim women entertaining themelves in their private quarters. Woman smoking hookah pipes, spinning yarn, embroidering, etc. Appartement d une dame Mahometane avec le tandour

Woman in costume as a gypsy girl dancing with castanets
Woman in costume as a gypsy girl (zingara) dancing with castanets. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph published by Martinet, Paris, 1880s

A Bare living by Wilton Williams
A cabaret dancer wearing very little entertains diners at a smart restaurant. Date: 1928

Ancient musical instruments including bellows
Foot instrument used by a faun in a Florentine gallery 1, bellows from a relief in the Pallavicini Gardens 2, bagpipe from an ancient basrelief 3, tambourine, castanets and tibia from Greek vases 4

Female dancer of Seville, Spain, 19th century. She dances a fandango or bolero with her hair tied up in ribbons, a short bolero jacket, calf-length skirt, and castanets

Dancer of Madrid, Spain, 19th century. In a dress for the fandango or bolero with short petticoat, tight corset, and hair tied up in ribbons

Mandingo dancers dancing a cullunjee
Mandingo women dancing a cullunjee. They wear tall feather hats, painted faces, and grass skirts, and beat time with drums and wooden castanets

Many Folk Misfitz - Spain - Spanish Boy. early 20th century

ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, dressed as American darkies, perform in the streets of London with banjo, violin, tambourine and castanets. Date: circa 1860

Flamenco Dancer - Barcelona, Spain Date: circa 1910s

Two Machico men in Funchal, Madeira
Two young men belonging to a Machico folklore group, wearing traditional costume. The man on the right is holding a musical instrument known as a brinquinho, a stick decorated with wooden dolls

Spain - Murcia - Hotel Victoria. Date: circa 1950s

Spain and Portugal - Spanish Dancer - Spanish female dancer holding up castanets in right hand. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain. Date: circa 1900

Young woman with castanets, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Camacha woman with musical instrument, Funchal, Madeira
A woman from a folklore group from the village of Camacha, seen here in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. She is holding a musical instrument known as a brinquinho

Boa Nova man with musical instrument, Funchal, Madeira
A man from a Boa Nova folklore group, seen here in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. He is holding a musical instrument known as a brinquinho, a stick decorated with wooden dolls

Boa Nova group, Funchal, Madeira
A traditional Boa Nova folk group playing musical instruments and singing, seen in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. The man on the right is holding a percussion instrument known as a brinquinho

Carthage Priestess Dance
Fragment of a mosaic depicting a priestess of Carthage performing a ceremonial dance before the altar of a deity; she is holding an instrument similar to castanets

Tarantella on Terrace
On a Neapolitan terrace, a group of barefoot dancers perform a lively tarantella, clicking their castanets

Solo Greek Female Dancer
A female dancer performs alone, clicking her castanets

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