LP Cowbell
date: label: Date made
content: 1999
name: label: maker
content: Latin Percussion
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This cowbell was made by Latin Percussion Inc. in Garfield, New Jersey, in 1999. It is a Salsa Bongo Cowbell, model E-S3, made of steel.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>As indicated in an LP brochure from the period, “The LP Salsa® Bongo Cowbell is the standard bongo players cowbell. This hand-held bell delivers a dominant fundamental tone with a medium pitch that cuts through loud percussion sections.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Garfield
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Percussion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from Smithsonian Institution Center for Latino Initiatives (through: Dr.Refugio l. Rochin,Director)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.3039.09
label: nonaccession number
content: 2000.3039
label: catalog number
content: 2000.3039.09
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bell
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.5 cm x 21 cm x 13.5 cm; 2 15/16 in x 8 1/4 in x 5 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: bell: 2 15/16 in x 5 1/2 in x 8 1/4 in; 7.46125 cm x 13.97 cm x 20.955 cm
label: Measurements
content: stick: 8 15/16 in x 5/16 in; 22.70125 cm x .79375 cm