wooden shell, double goatskin heads filled with fine steel pellets our most versatile shaker more than 30 sound effects variations by dampening the skins, changing the position of the hand and varied motions

a cluster of palm nut shells, plaited to a rope handle clear, bright, dynamic sound can be shaken or tapped rhythmically Cameroon

dried, cleaned and filled with fine gravel enduring, bright, trickeling sound effect instrument, very soothing, useful in a therapeutic context ceremonial instrument to conjure rain Chile

dried, cleaned and filled with fine gravel enduring, bright, trickeling sound effect instrument, very soothing, useful in a therapeutic context ceremonial instrument to conjure rain Chile

soft wood, painted in various colours wide range of scraping and clicking sounds the call of tropical frogs can be played as a guiro scraper and as a woodblock Thailand

soft wood, oiled wide range of scraping and clicking sounds Thailand

gourd-disks on an angular wooden staff loud, percussive sound popular instrument to accompany drum ensembles for festivity and ceremonies Ghana

a cluster of small juju bean shells, plaited to a rope handle warm, bright sound can be shaken or tapped rhythmically Cameroon

metal bracket with weight and sound element dramatic snare- and rattle-sounds dramatic wooden sound popular in action- and crime movies modern version of a traditional Mexican instrument made of a donkey’s jawbone India

rattle made of plant fibres calebash bottom, filled with finest pebbles strong sound energizes rhythms Ghana

rattle made of finely woven rattan fibres calebash bottom, filled with finest pebbles gentle sound energizes rhythms Cameroon

colanut shells, attached to a braided rope of natural fibres length 80cm. segment with nuts c. 50cm clear, bright, dynamic sound can be shaken or tapped rhythmically ideal for dancers and drummers Cameroon