Barril de Bomba
Barril de Bomba
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- Description
- This is a miniature version of the barril de bomba, the kind of drum used in performances of the Afro-Puerto Rican musical tradition known as bomba. While bomba 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. Bomba is a community affair that still thrives in its traditional centers of Loíza, Santurce, Mayagüez, Ponce, and New York City.
- Description (Spanish)
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- bomba drum
- Date made
- early 20th century
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- fur (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- twine (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 35.5 cm x 33.3 cm; 14 in x 13 1/8 in
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.1100
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.1100
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- subject
- Puerto Rico
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- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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