123-LatinAmerica-2
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| 1 | ED1998.11.2 | Comb | Five metal tines with a wooden handle. This comb would be used with a guiro to create a scraping sound. Used namely in Latin American and Cuban music. |
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| 2 | ED2019-193 | Guiro | Cuban percussion instrument. Made of recylced cans. Open on both ends, with handle in the middle. Played by dragging a stick over the ridges. |
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| 3 | ED2019-70 | Castanet | A and B - pair of red castanets with handles. Popular in music throughout Southern Europe such as Spain, Greece, and Italy. |
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| 4 | ED2019-72 | Drum, Bongo | A bongo drum with images of cartoon people from various cultures wrapping around the body. Bongo drums traditionally appear in Latin American and Cuban music. |
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| 5 | ED2019-73 | Drum, Conga | A child-sized conga drum with brightly-colored images of wildlife around the body. Conga drums typically appear in Latin American or Afro-Cuban music. |
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| 6 | ED2019-79 | Clave | Wooden percussion instruments that are popular in Latin American (namely, Cuban or Afro Cuban) music. They are played by holding one in each hand and hitting them together to create a beat. |
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| 7 | ED2019-81 | Rattle | Four egg-shaped rattles, blue (A), yellow (B), red (C), and green (D). Egg shakers originate in Latin America and are similar to instruments such as the maraca or the ganzá. |
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| 8 | ED2020-6 | Guiro | Guiro instrument (A) and striker (B). Percussion instrument used in Latin America played by running the striker along the ridges. |
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