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Jawbone (instrument)
Musical instrument made from the jawbone of an equine or cow / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The quijada, charrasca, or jawbone (in English) is an idiophone percussion instrument made from the jawbone of a donkey, horse, mule, or cattle, producing a powerful buzzing sound.[1] The jawbone is cleaned of tissue and dried to make the teeth loose and act as a rattle. It is used in music in most of Latin America, including Mexico, Peru, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Cuba.[2] It was also historically used in the early American minstrel show.[3]
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![]() Quijada: a jawbone used as a musical instrument | |
Percussion instrument | |
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Other names | quijada de burro, charrasca, jawbone |
Classification | idiophone |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 112.211 (indirectly struck idiophone; scraped sticks without a resonator) |
Related instruments | |
Güiro, güira, reco-reco |
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