Afoxé

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.

Category:Brazilian percussion
Category:Gourd musical instruments
Category:Idiophones
Category:Percussion instruments
Category:Unpitched percussion

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