Conga played by Ray Barretto
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Ray Barretto, American, 1929 - 2006
notes: label: Description
content: A large conga drum with a brown shell. In absence of belly bands, the shell has three pairs of lines engraved around. The shell also has abrasions and scraches. All metal pieces, the handle, tuning lugs, and rim, are chrome. The rim, in its traditional fashion, is flat and upright. The tucked drumhead is worn out.
label: Description
content: The conga drum was played by Ray Barretto.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
label: Movement
content: Nuyorican Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brandy and Chris Barretto, in memory of Ray Barretto
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2020.52.1.1
objectType: label: Type
content: congas
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, metal and rawhide
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 29 1/2 × 15 1/2 (top) × 10 1/2 (bottom) in. (74.9 × 39.4 × 26.7 cm)