Güiro

late 19th century

Not on view

A güiro is a hollowed cylindrical tube most often made of gourd but also wood, metal or plastic is also used It is provided with ridges that are rubbed with a stick or comb. It was common to both the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa providing a rhythmic pulse for different types of Latin-American and Africa music.

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Title: Güiro
Date: late 19th century
Geography: Caradias (Caracas?), Venezuela
Culture: Native American (Venezuelan)
Medium: Gourd
Dimensions: 68.5cm x 13cm x 23cm
Classification: Idiophone-Scraped
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2785
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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