Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1241
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	timbal
Subject
	211.251.1
Publisher
	Contemporanea
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Afro-Brazilian
Format
	27.5 in. height
10.3 in. diameter of smaller opening of shell 
13.8 in. diameter of larger opening of shell

Identifier
	3270 
Source
	South America
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Brazil
Alternative Title
	timba
	timbau
Extent
	08C
Medium
	metal - sheet
	membrane - synthetic
	metal
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Samba Ensemble for Carnival from Brazil
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Americas
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
Number of drums comprising instrument for membranophone
	single drum
Shell design for membranophone
	tubular - conical
Number and function of membranes for membranophone
	one, for sounding
Membrane design for membranophone
	framed with rigid flesh hoop
Membrane attachment for membranophone
	counterhoop, lapped over framed membrane hoop, connected by lacing or tension rods to brackets attached to shell
Membrane tension control for membranophone
	rotating screw rods or bolts
Sounding for membranophone
	striking directly with both hands
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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