On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Also/Miyako Technology Co., Ltd., Taiwanese, founded 1991
Used by
King, Angelo T., American, born 1959
Date
1990s
Medium
metal with foam and wire with plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 13/16 × 24 5/8 × 6 3/4 in. (9.7 × 62.5 × 17.1 cm)
Description
A set six tweeters or speakers attached to a metal front plate made by Miyako. Each tweeter is secured to the plate by four screws (one screw is missing). The tweeters are visible through the circular cut-outs in the plate. The back of the tweeters shows their conical shape and in between each tweeter is a piece of foam. The back of each tweeter has two metal fasteners attaching red and black coated wires. At the base of the tweeters’ cone there is white text that reads: [MIYAKO]. There is a metal and plastic transistor attached to the back of the last proper right tweeter.
Place used
Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Musical Instruments
Type
loudspeakers
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the original DJ Tony Tone of the Cold Crush Brothers
Object number
2015.73
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5baeb6f39-5ea8-4a4c-bc15-9a0b8ee6f9c1

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