Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/957
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	cuica
Subject
	231.11
Publisher
	Latin Percussion
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Afro-Brazilian
Format
	11.3 in. height
9 in. diameter
9.6 in. diameter of tension collar
9.9 in. diameter of flesh hoop

Identifier
	2758 
	416
Source
	South America
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Brazil
Alternative Title
	puita
Extent
	LP672
Medium
	metal - sheet
	membrane - mammal skin
	metal
	bamboo
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 - cylindrical
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 counterhoop encircling shell
Membrane tension control for membranophone
	rotating screw rods or bolts
Sounding for membranophone
	friction
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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