Maraca owned by Pete Cosey: Museum Object and Cultural History
Maraca owned by Pete Cosey: Date: late 20th century. Created by: Unidentified. Used by: Pete Cosey, American, 1943 - 2012.
The object in the museum catalogue
A wooden maraca. Both bell and handle are coated with lacquer; bell is lighter color and has decorative painted surface. Much of the painted surface has been lost, paint that remains is red, green, and black. There is a crack at the base of the bell, and the handle is dented and has lost lacquer.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: late 20th century
- Created by: Unidentified
- Used by: Pete Cosey, American, 1943 - 2012
- Type: maracas
- Medium: wood with lacquer and paint
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 8 1/4 × 2 7/8 × 2 7/8 in. (21 × 7.3 × 7.3 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Musicians
- Object number: 2021.105.5
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karumah, Dunni, Ishmak, Aribania and Mariama Cosey in memory of Baba Pete Cosey
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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