Maraca owned by Pete Cosey
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Pete Cosey, American, 1943 - 2012
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden maraca. Both bell and handle are coated with lacquer; bell is lighter color and has decorative painted surface. Much of the painted surface has been lost, paint that remains is red, green, and black. There is a crack at the base of the bell, and the handle is dented and has lost lacquer.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karumah, Dunni, Ishmak, Aribania and Mariama Cosey in memory of Baba Pete Cosey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.105.5
objectType: label: Type
content: maracas
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood with lacquer and paint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 1/4 × 2 7/8 × 2 7/8 in. (21 × 7.3 × 7.3 cm)