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Tambourine

Object number2015.82.24

OriginUnited States

MediumWood; Metal; Paint; Adhesive; Fabric

Credit LineGift of Anna Marie Fiori

DescriptionTambourine with hand-painted Trinacria design on front. The Trinacria is the symbol of Sicily. Tambourine has a circular wood frame with drumhead covering one side. Frame has metal jingles (zils) around the perimeter and accompanying each set is a set of red, green, and white ribbons.Dimensions17 × 13 × 2.375 in. (43.2 × 33 × 6 cm)
MarksTambourine maker’s mark is partially visible on the drumhead at bottom center and feature black text “REM…”; maker is Remo, Inc. Underneath the maker, visible in raking light is “…IN U.S.A.” and a product number, but this text is painted over.
Historical NotesThe donor Anna Marie Fiori held onto a majority of the instruments used by the group in their performances, including this tambourine. Collection includes handmade dolls, ceramic conga (quartara), copper conga, Sardinian flute and pan pipe, ram’s horn, conch shell horn, wrist and hand castanets, Jew’s harp, triccheballacche, concertina, various handmade noisemakers, tambourine, and recorder. I Campagnoli was an Italian American folk troupe from the Pittsburgh area comprised of approximately 40 core performers with a focus on Italian folk singing and dancing. Originally directed by Lorenzo “Larry” Malfatti and Eugene Richards (and later Jane Ferro) and sponsored by the Italian Sons and Daughters of Italy, the group formed in 1964 and performed throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as in Italy and at the opening of the Italian Village in Epcot Center and Busch Gardens.

Related institution I Campagnoli

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