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 and five silver belly bands. The shell also has abrasions and scratches. All metal pieces, the handle, tuning lugs, and rim, are chrome. The handle is deteriorating and the rim, in its traditional fashion, is flat and upright. The crimped drumhead is worn out. The conga drum was played by Ray Barretto.

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