Toca Batá Drum

Description (Brief):

This drum was made by Toca Percussion in the United States, about 1999, and distributed by KMC Music (Kamen Music Corporation). It is a Rumba Timba Bata Drum, made of red-lacquered oak, with chrome-plated tensioning hardware. The drum is marked:

Description (Brief)

TOCA
LATIN INSTRUMENTS
KAMAN
PERCUSSION PRODUCTS

Date Made: ca 1999

Maker: Latin Percussion

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

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Credit Line: Transfer from Smithsonian Institution Center for Latino Initiatives (through: Dr.Refugio l. Rochin,Director)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2000.3039.10Nonaccession Number: 2000.3039Catalog Number: 2000.3039.10

Object Name: drum

Physical Description: wood (overall material)metal (overall material)animal skin (overall material)Measurements: overall: 34 cm x 57.5 cm; 13 3/8 in x 22 5/8 inoverall: 24 7/8 in x 15 in; 63.1825 cm x 38.1 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-4583-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1194317

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