Tamboracca percussion instrument and box

Titles: Tamboracca percussion instrument and box (Supplied title)

Description: Tamboracca percussion instrument, which is a combination of a tambourine and maraca. It was developed by the musician Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) and Kenneth D. Yould of Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1992 and produced by the Triamid Corporation in Palm Springs, California. The tamboracca consists of a tubular yellow plastic hexagon with dried seeds (or similar percussive material) that rattles inside the tube. It is decorated with a male/female symbol in purple at the center. This symbol is also the logo for the Glam Slam nightclub, opened in Minneapolis in 1989 by Prince and later sold and renamed The Quest. The artist would change his name to a similar glyph (known as "The Love Symbol") in 1993. Also included is the original square white cardboard box with a hinged lid.

Dates

• 1992 (Creation)

Creation

• designer: Yould, Kenneth D.
• designer: Prince
• made by: Triamid Corporation
• about: Glam Slam

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1993.103.1.1,2

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of Kenneth D. Yould

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 2 items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 9 1/2 inches diameter (1993.103.1.1, tamboracca)
• 1 1/2 inches depth (1993.103.1.1, tamboracca)
• 10 inches height (1993.103.1.2, box)
• 11 1/2 inches width (1993.103.1.2, box)
• 1 7/8 inches depth (1993.103.1.2, box)

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