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Oil can prop güira for Tin Man in "The Wiz" on Broadway

Geoffrey Holder1975

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

This oil can güira prop is part of a costume used by Tiger Haynes as Tin Man in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. It is a cylindrical tube of sheet metal with cone-shaped pieces soldered onto each long end. A rectangular hammered metal handle is nailed lengthwise to the join of the cylinder with nails. The bottom third of the cylinder has a series of hammered raised dots. When used as a percussive instrument, called a güira, these dots are scraped using a comb-like metal device to create sound.

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  • Title: Oil can prop güira for Tin Man in "The Wiz" on Broadway
  • Creator: Geoffrey Holder, Fred Nihda
  • Date Created: 1975
  • Location Created: New York City, New York
  • Provenance: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
  • External Link: https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2007.3.7.4
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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