Make an instrument like the West African shekere.A shekere is a rattle-like musical instrument that is used during songs, storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. , and ceremonies in West African West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. countries. A traditional shekere is made from a dried gourd gourd (gôrd, g  rd), common name for some members of the Cucurbitaceae, a family of plants whose range includes all tropical and subtropical areas and extends into the temperate zones. that is wrapped in a
beaded beaded /bead·ed/ (bed´ed) having the appearance of beads or a string of beads. bead·ed adj. 1. Having numerous small rounded projections often in a row. 2. net skirt or filled with seeds. When the shekere is shaken, the beads or seeds strike the hard gourd. It makes a lot of sound! To Make the Instrument 1. Blow up and knot knot In cording, the interlacement of parts of one or more ropes, cords, or other pliable materials, commonly used to bind objects together. Knots have existed from the time humans first used vines and cordlike fibers to bind stone heads to wood in primitive axes, and were a large balloon. Mix flour and water to make papier-mache paste. Dip strips of newspaper in the paste, and cover the balloon with them. Let it dry overnight. Add two more layers, letting them dry overnight each time. 2. Make an inch-wide hole in the top. Pop and remove the inner balloon. 3. Paint the papier-mache balloon. Let it dry. 4. Drop pennies, bottle caps, and dried beans into the hole you made. Add objects until you like the sound the balloon makes when you shake it. 5. Decorate the instrument by gluing on shapes cut from paper. Use one shape to cover the hole. 6. For the netting, put the instrument in a potato or onion net and knot it, or follow the directions to make the netting shown in the photo. To Make the Netting 1. Cut eight 4-foot-long pieces of twine twine: see cordage. . Knot them together about 6 inches from one end. Add beads to the twine pieces at any point during the next few steps. 2. Separate the eight long twine pieces into four groups of two. Knot together the two pieces in each group about 6 inches from the large knot. 3. Ask someone to hold the instrument, wide-end up. Place the large knot at the top of it, with the twine pieces hanging down. 4. Take one twine piece from each small knot The Small knot, or Oriental knot, is the simplest method of tying a man's necktie, though some claim the simple knot is an alternate name for the four-in-hand knot. The small knot is not very well-known despite its simplicity. , and tie it to a twine piece from the knot next to it, as shown in the photo. 5. Gather all the twine pieces at the bottom of the instrument, and knot them together. Braid the twine pieces, then knot them again. |
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