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Tambourine used on stage at Wembley Stadium during Prince's Nude Tour

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Unidentified

    Subject of

    Prince, American, 1958 - 2016

    Description

    A tambourine used on-stage during "Baby I'm A Star" at one of seven Wembley Stadium performances during the 1990 Nude Tour. The tambourine has a black frame and head with gold tone rim and the Love symbol in gold painted on the head.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1990

    Object number

    2011.153.6

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    tambourines

    Medium

    fiber, plastic, metal

    Dimensions

    Diameter (tambourine shell): 10 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (26 x 4.8 cm)
    Diameter (shell with jingles): 11 in. (27.9 cm)
    1 13/16 x 11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (4.6 x 28.6 x 28.6 cm)

    Place used

    Wembley, London, England, Europe

    See more items in

    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Musical Instruments

    Exhibition

    Musical Crossroads

    On View

    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Popular music

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd590513d3b-7339-49ec-9625-4273d3661062

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2011.153.6

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