Guinea
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| 1 | 2022-27-6 | Gourd Shaker | Gourd shaker from Guinea, known as a Wassakhoumba in the Soussou language. Shaker consists of a curved stick with 6 disks made from dried and sliced calabash gourd. Each calabash slice has a hole through the center through which the smaller, curved portion of the stick has been inserted. A wooden pin has been inserted into a hole at the end of the curved portion of the stick in order to keep the disks in place, the thickness of the stick prevents them from moving too far in the other direction. The calabash disk closest to the curve of the stick has four cowrie shells attached via string through four small holes in the gourd. |
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