Url https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1243 Resource class wmi:MusicalInstrument Title tamborim Subject 211.311 Publisher Contemporanea Contributor Roger Vetter Type Afro-Brazilian Format 1.9 in. depth of shell 6 in. diameter of shell 6.6 in. diameter of flesh hoop and tension collar Identifier 3481 Source South America Language EN Coverage Brazil Extent 100C Medium plastic 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 - frame 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 with one handheld beater Sound modifiers for membranophone none Category of Instrument membranophone --