Afoxé

Not to be confused with Afoxê.

Afoxé
Percussion instrument

Other names	Afoxe'
Classification	Idiophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	112.122 (Sliding rattles)
Developed	Brazil

The afoxé is an Afro Brazilian musical instrument composed of a gourd (cabaça) wrapped in a net in which beads or small plastic balls are threaded. The instrument is shaken to produce its musical noise.

A similar instrument is the xequerê which is larger.

External links

Xequerê and Afoxe images and description In Portuguese.

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