LP Matador Puerto Rican Bongos are modeled after traditional style instruments (and thus have traditional rims), and a traditional steel bottom. Shells of the 7-1/2" and 8-5/8" pair are Siam oak and they wear proudly the Puerto Rican flag. Heads are hand selected natural rawhide. Proudly fly the multi-banded flag of Puerto Rico, an island that is indisputably the source of much of the world"s finest indigenous Latin and Latin jazz music. Traditional style with contemporary construction features Siam Oak shells with a hand-painted Puerto Rican Flag design Cuban style steel bottom Traditional rims 7-1/4" and 8-5/8" natural rawhide heads