Musical Instrument Item Number: 2956/301 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved wooden instrument with a series of evenly carved ridges, protruding outward and running along the front of the piece. A hole is bored through the bottom for a handle and the bottom portion curves back slightly. Thick decorative lines are carved into the sides of the instrument; “Braea Purtugal” is also carved on one side. The playing stick (part b) is a short piece of bamboo cut into strips on the bottom. The top of the instrument is carved as the head of a man with a beard and mustache, protruding nose, lined cheeks, carved eyes and heavy, wrinkled brows. His mouth has a bored hole at centre that holds a small wooden pipe (part c).
History Of Use
A Latin-American percussion instrument (apparently adapted from a pre-Columbian instrument). Traditionally, the reco-reco (also called the raspador) is made from a sawtooth notched body of bamboo or wood, and played with a stick rubbed along the notches to produce a ratchet-like sound.
Item History
- Made by Francisco de Assis Ferreira Araujo (Maker) in Braga, Braga, Portugal during 2011
- Collected by Anthony A. Shelton in Portugal between 2011 and 2012
- Owned by Anthony A. Shelton before September 17, 2012
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) and Anthony A. Shelton (Seller) on September 17, 2012
What
- Name
- Musical Instrument
- Identification Number
- 2956/301 a-c
- Type of Item
- musical instrument
- Material
- wood and bamboo grass
- Part A
- height 63.0 cm, width 13.0 cm, depth 7.5 cm
- Part B
- height 27.5 cm, diameter 3.0 cm
- Part C
- height 6.2 cm, width 2.2 cm, depth 2.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Portuguese
- Creator
- Francisco de Assis Ferreira Araujo (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Previous Owner
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) and Anthony A. Shelton (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Braga, Braga, Portugal
- Collected in
- Portugal
When
- Creation Date
- during 2011
- Collection Date
- between 2011 and 2012
- Ownership Date
- before September 17, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on September 17, 2012
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2956/0301 a-c