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Once the gourd is dried, it is filled with aliʻi poe seeds. The base filled with the aliʻi poe seeds, is then attached to a stick wrapped with rattan for the handle by making holes at the top of the gourd and looping the strips of rattan through the holes.
[1] [2] The axatse is traditionally a dried gourd, wrapped in a beaded net. The axatse originated in Ghana, Togo and in the Volta Region by the Ewe people. The axatse is closely related to the shekere, though the axatse is usually made from a smaller gourd. Axatse usually has a hole on the bottom of the gourd as the Shekere usually has a hole ...
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The afoxé is an Afro Brazilian musical instrument composed of a gourd (cabaça) wrapped in a net in which beads or small plastic balls are threaded. The instrument is shaken to produce its musical noise. [1] A similar instrument is the shekere which is larger.
Musical instruments whose construction includes a gourd, or gourd-like resonator. Pages in category "Gourd musical instruments" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
A few pebbles are inserted to make it rattle and it is crowned with the red feathers of the guarás (scarlet ibis). It was used at their dances and to heal the sick. [4] Andean curanderos (healers) use maracas in their healing rites. [5] Modern maraca balls are also made of leather, wood or plastic. [6] A maraca player in Spanish is a maraquero ...
A gourd rattle is also played in certain ceremonies. This rattle is made from a gourd partly filled with seeds, with a wooden shaft going through the middle, decorated with a band of young macaw feathers around the middle and a few parrot-wing feathers hanging from a string attached to the tip of the staff.
The shekere is made from vine gourds that grow on the ground. The shape of the gourd determines the sound of the instrument. A shekere is made by drying the gourd for several months then removing the pulp and seeds. After it is scrubbed, skillful bead work is added as well as colour.