rattle made of finely woven rattan fibres calebash bottom, filled with finest pebbles perfect to accompany drums energizes rhythms Cameroon

tobillera nut shells colourful, woven ribbon gentle,soothing, enchanting sound can be shaken or tapped rhythmically popular ritual instrument Columbia

aluminium shell filled with fine steel pellets soft, calming sound many sound variations by dampening the sides and changes of the angle of motion India

hollow bottle gourd net of powder blue plastic beads sound range from soft murmurs, hissing waves and the roaring sea energizes rhythms traditional instrument in West African drum ensembles Ghana

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

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

tube with plastic membrane and steel spiral lovingly ornamented with dotpainting dramatic thunder exciting sound effect Indonesia

strong beechwood frame durable scraping surface of galvanized sheet steel penetrating, powerful sound can be played with fingers, thimbles and drumset brushes popular in jazz, skiffle, dixieland and zydeco Germany

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

length c. 90cm, segment with beans c. 35cm warm, dark sound can be shaken or tapped rhythmically ideal for dancers and drummers Cameroon

hollow bottle gourd net of powder blue plastic beads sound range from soft murmurs, hissing waves and the roaring sea energizes rhythms traditional instrument in West African drum ensembles Ghana

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