Conga played by Ray Barretto

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A large conga drum with a brown shell. In absence of belly bands, the shell has three pairs of lines engraved around. The shell also has abrasions and scraches. All metal pieces, the handle, tuning lugs, and rim, are chrome. The rim, in its traditional fashion, is flat and upright. The tucked drumhead is worn out. The conga drum was played by Ray Barretto.

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