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.
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| Other names | Afoxe' |
| Classification | Idiophone |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 112.122 (Sliding rattles) |
| Developed | Brazil |
A similar instrument is the xequerê which is larger.
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