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Pandereta

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  • Pandereta Drum

    Object Details

    Description

    This large, hand-held drum, known in Puerto Rico as a pandereta, is an essential instrument in the musical genre known as plena. The plena was developed by agricultural workers at the end of the 19th century on the southern coast of the island, around the city of Ponce. Considered a national musical genre throughout the 20th century, the plena may have originally reflected musical traditions brought to Puerto Rico by immigrants from other Caribbean islands. This example is from the city of Mayagüez.

    Description (Spanish)

    Este gran tambor de mano, que en Puerto Rico se denomina pandereta, es un instrumento esencial dentro del género musical conocido como plena. La plena surgió entre los trabajadores del campo a fines del siglo XIX en la costa sureña de la isla, alrededor de la ciudad de Ponce. A lo largo del siglo XX se lo consideró un género de música nacional, si bien originalmente pudo haber reflejado tradiciones musicales llevadas a Puerto Rico por inmigrantes de otras islas del Caribe. Este ejemplo proviene de la ciudad de Mayagüez.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Teodoro Vidal

    Date made

    20th century

    ID Number

    1997.0097.1083

    accession number

    1997.0097

    catalog number

    1997.0097.1083

    Object Name

    drum, pandereta

    Physical Description

    leather (overall material)
    aluminum (overall material)
    iron (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 8.5 cm x 27 cm; 3 3/8 in x 10 5/8 in
    overall: 8.5 cm x 21.5 cm; 3 11/32 in x 8 15/32 in

    Place Made

    Puerto Rico: Mayagüez, Mayagüez

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    Home and Community Life: Ethnic
    Music & Musical Instruments
    Cultures & Communities
    Vidal

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-499b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_602452

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