0798G – Gourd Huiro/Rainstick Combo

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Approximately 14″ Long

 

Description

Huiros are important to the indigenous music of the Andes & are traditional Percussion instruments from the Andes. They have a rich pre-Colombian tradition. Huiros have parallel crevices along the top which are scratched back & forth with a metal fork or wood stick to make a rhythm. This unique instrument is a hybrid between and Hurio and a Rainstick, but also can be shaken like a maraca.