Batá
Three Bàtá hand drums are used in Santería: the large iyá (mother), midsized itótele (father), and the small okókolo (child). Their sacred rhythms provide a medium between believers and the orishas.
Artwork Details
- Title: Batá
- Maker: Brandon Rosser (American, active New York, late 20th century)
- Date: 2004
- Geography: New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Sweet maple, polyurethane finish, brass and copper bells, nylon, steel bolts, jet bead, deer skin heads, golden oak stain, red clay
- Dimensions: 2005.57a
Height: 23 1/16 in. (58.5 cm)
Diameter (Of large head): 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm)
2005.57b
Height: 21 1/4 in. (54 cm)
Diameter (Of large head): 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
2005.57c
Height: 18 9/16 in. (47.1 cm)
Diameter (Of large head): 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm) - Classification: Membranophone-double-headed / conical drum
- Credit Line: Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2005
- Object Number: 2005.57a–c
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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