Guiro Clásico Puertorriqueño

2002

Not on view

Scraped instruments and rattles of gourd and other materials were known among the native population of Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central America before European settlement.

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Title: Guiro Clásico Puertorriqueño
Maker: Luis Ángel Colón
Date: 2002
Geography: Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, United States
Culture: Puerto Rico
Medium: Gourd, wood, metal
Dimensions: 2003.216.4a: 30cm x 7cm x 7cm
2003.216.4b: 21cm x 6cm x 1cm
Classification: Idiophone-Scraped
Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 2003
Object Number: 2003.216.4a, b
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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