Object Details
- Description
- This pair of maracas is made from the dried, gourd-like fruit of the calabash or higüero tree. Their construction and the painted words "Puerto Rico" indicate that they were produced as souvenirs or emblems of national identity rather than as functional musical instruments.
- Description (Spanish)
- Este par de maracas está hecho del fruto seco, en forma de calabaza, del higüero. Su construcción, así como las palabras pintadas "Puerto Rico", indican que se confeccionaron como recuerdos o emblemas de identidad nacional, más que con el fin de ejecutarse como instrumentos musicales.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- 20th century
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.1084
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.1084
- Object Name
- maracas, pair
- Physical Description
- gourd (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 25.2 cm x 10.6 cm x 10.6 cm; 9 15/16 in x 4 3/16 in x 4 3/16 in
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Title
- Maracas
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_602453
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-499c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
