Barril de Bomba
date: label: Date made
content: early 20th century
notes: label: Description
content: This is a miniature version of the <i>barril de bomba</i>, the kind of drum used in performances of the Afro-Puerto Rican musical tradition known as <i>bomba</i>. While <i>bomba</i> can be used as the generic name for a number of rhythms, its real meaning is about the encounter and creative relationship between dancers, percussionists, and singers. <i>Bomba</i> is a community affair that still thrives in its traditional centers of Loíza, Santurce, Mayagüez, Ponce, and New York City.
label: Description (Spanish)
content: Esta es una versión en miniatura del barril de bomba, la clase de tambor que se utiliza para ejecutar la tradición musical afro-puertorriqueña conocida como bomba. Mientras que el término bomba se emplea como denominación genérica para cierto número de ritmos, su significado real proviene del encuentro y la relación creativa entre los bailarines, percusionistas y cantantes. La bomba es un evento de carácter comunitario aún vigente en los centros tradicionales de Loíza, Santurce, Mayagüez, Ponce y la ciudad de Nueva York.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: Puerto Rico
title: label: Title
content: <i>Bomba</i> Drum
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content: Home and Community Life: Ethnic
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Vidal
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Teodoro Vidal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0097.1100
label: accession number
content: 1997.0097
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0097.1100
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bomba drum
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fur (overall material)
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content: wood (overall material)
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content: twine (overall material)
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content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35.5 cm x 33.3 cm; 14 in x 13 1/8 in