The afoxé is an Afro Brazilian musical instrument composed of a gourd (''cabaça'') wrapped in a net in which beads or small plastic balls are threaded. The instrument is shaken to produce its musical noise. A similar instrument is the shekere which is larger.

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Xequerê and Afoxe images and description
In Portuguese.

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Brazilian percussion Gourd musical instruments Idiophones Unpitched percussion instruments {{Rattle-stub