Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1244
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	atabaque 
Subject
	211.251.1
Contributor
	Gaelyn Hutchinson
Type
	Afro-Brazilian
Format
	36 in. height of shell
11 in. diameter of shell at top
5 in. diameter of shell at foot
15 in. diameter of head
1.5 in. height of wedges

Identifier
	3545
Source
	South America
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Brazil
Alternative Title
	atabaque cunha grande
	tambor
Medium
	wood
	membrane - mammal pelt
	rope - hemp
	metal
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Capoeira Ensemble 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 - bulging-conical
Number and function of membranes for membranophone
	one, for sounding
Membrane design for membranophone
	framed with rigid flesh hoop
Membrane attachment for membranophone
	framed membrane hoop connected, by lacing or tension rods, to counterhoop encircling shell
Membrane tension control for membranophone
	wedges between counterhoop and shell
Sounding for membranophone
	striking with variable combinations of hand and handheld beaters
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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