Batá

Brandon Rosser

2004 · Sweet maple, polyurethane finish, brass and copper bells, nylon, steel bolts, jet bead, deer skin heads, golden oak stain, red clay · Musical Instruments

Three Bàtá hand drums are used in Santería: the large iyá (mother), midsized itótele (father), and the small okókolo (child). Their sacred rhythms provide a medium between believers and the orishas.

Artist

Brandon Rosser

Date

2004

Medium

Sweet maple, polyurethane finish, brass and copper bells, nylon, steel bolts, jet bead, deer skin heads, golden oak stain, red clay

Culture

American

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2005