Large Shekere

Made in Ghana these amazing instruments are made from a gourd with dozens of Job's tear beads, or sometimes colourful plastic beads. They are usually played held by the neck and percussed between the hand and leg, emitting a lovely 'chichichi' sound that goes brilliantly with djembe music. Their size varies, as the size of the gourd varies from season to season, but these are the larger of the current batch. Currently between 25 and 35cm in length.

Origin: Ghana