Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/3327
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	cajón
Subject
	111.245
Publisher
	Pearl
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Afro-Peruvian, Afro-Cuban, Mixtec
	cosmopolitan (Latin-American)
Format
	12.5 in. width
12.5 in. depth
18.9 in. height
7 in. diameter of soundhole
Identifier
	3808
Source
	Latin America
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Peru, Cuba, Mexico, El Salvador
Alternative Title
	cajón de tapeo
	caja de tapeo
	tapeador
	cajón de rumba
	box drum
	cajon
Extent
	PCJSBJ Sambajon
Medium
	fiberglass
	wood - laminated
	wire - snare
	cloth
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Americas
Provenance
	Music Department
Basic form of sonorous object/s for idiophone
	hollow boxlike vessel - with opening/s
Sound objects per instrument for idiophone
	one
Resonator design for idiophone
	sonorous object itself is a general resonating space
Number of players for idiophone
	one
Sounding principle for idiophone
	striking - direct
Sound exciting agent for idiophone
	beater/s - palm/s of hand/s
Energy input motion by performer for idiophone
	hammering
Pitch of sound produced for idiophones
	indefinite pitch
Sound modification for idiophones
	snares
Category of Instrument
	idiophone

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