Object Details
Description
This five-sided small plywood stomp box, called a tarima, was used by Martha Gonzalez of the Grammy-winning band, Quetzal. Music along the California borderlands mixes dynamic sounds of R&B and salsa with traditional rhythms from across the globe. The tarima, with roots in both African and Mexican musical traditions, is used like a drum when the performer creates rhythms by tap dancing upon it.
Credit Line
Gift of Martha Gonzalez
date made
1999 or 2000
1999 or 2000
ID Number
2014.0139.01
catalog number
2014.0139.01
accession number
2014.0139
Object Name
performance box
Physical Description
NA (overall plywood)
NA (overall; base; top nail)
Measurements
tarima: 5 1/2 in x 22 1/2 in x 18 1/8 in; 13.97 cm x 57.15 cm x 46.0375 cm
shoes: 4 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 8.89 cm x 24.13 cm
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Exhibition
Many Voices, One Nation
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1693113