Tarima

Description:

This five-sided small plywood stomp box, called a tarima, was used by Martha Gonzalez of the Grammy-winning band, Quetzal. Music along the California borderlands mixes dynamic sounds of R&B and salsa with traditional rhythms from across the globe. The tarima, with roots in both African and Mexican musical traditions, is used like a drum when the performer creates rhythms by tap dancing upon it.

Date Made: 1999 or 20001999 or 2000

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ethnic, Many Voices, One Nation

Exhibition: Many Voices, One Nation

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Gift of Martha Gonzalez

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2014.0139.01Catalog Number: 2014.0139.01Accession Number: 2014.0139

Object Name: performance box

Physical Description: NA (overall plywood)NA (overall; base; top nail)Measurements: tarima: 5 1/2 in x 22 1/2 in x 18 1/8 in; 13.97 cm x 57.15 cm x 46.0375 cmshoes: 4 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 8.89 cm x 24.13 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-0aee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1693113

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