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Replicas and Objects of the Giertz Education Center, Krannert Art Museum
Caxixi, Gambia
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Title
Caxixi
,
Gambia
Description
1
caxixi
:
wound
raffia
and
gourd
,
col
. ;
11
cm
.
long.The
caxixi
(pronounced
Ka-shee-shee)
is
a
percussion
instrument
of
African
origin
that
become
popular
in
Brazil
.
It
consists
of a
hand-woven
reed
basket
with a
hard
gourd
skin
bottom
filled
with
seeds
.
When
shaken
it
produces
a
lively
sound
. This
particular
caxixi
comes
from
Gambia
in
West
Africa
.
Subject
Rattle
(Musical
instrument)--Gambia.
;
Percussion
instruments--Gambia.
;
Rattle
(Musical
instrument)--Africa
,
West.
;
Percussion
instruments--Africa
,
West
.
Date
[2010?]
Format
JPEG
Rights
Image
©
Krannert
Art
Museum
Giertz
Education
Center
.
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