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Rainstick

A rainstick is a long, hollow tube of bamboo or dried cactus that is partially flooded with small pebbles, rice, dried beans, or other hard granular matter. The inside surface of the tube has small pins or thorns arranged helically. When the stick is rotated and held upright, the pebbles fall to the other end of the tube, bouncing off the internal…

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percussion instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
112.13+133.1 (vessel rattle with friction)
Inventor(s)
Multiple possible origins: best known is the Mapuche design; similar instruments in Southeast Asia, Africa and Australia

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Rainstick

Nodes14
Edges13
Triples24
Avg. degree1.86
Density0.142857
Components1

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Rainstick

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related to Further reading · 18
Rainstick → Academic Search Premier, Carmen Fies, Christine, EBSCO, Exploratorium Article Make, Folklore, Integrating Culture, Jeff, Nugent, Permaculture Plants, Physics, Rainsticks, SARI Sept, Science Activities, Sept, Sound, The Rain Golden Stick, Web
Classification · 1
Rainstick → percussion instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification · 1
Rainstick → 112.13+133.1 (vessel rattle with friction)
Inventor(s) · 1
Rainstick → Multiple possible origins: best known is the Mapuche design; similar instruments in Southeast Asia, Africa and Australia
is a · 1
Rainstick → long

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cactus rainsticks mapuche tube dried small pebbles also made sound hollow bamboo inside thorns america found like nails often australia

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RainstickClassificationpercussion instrument1.00infobox
RainstickHornbostel–Sachs classification112.13+133.1 (vessel rattle with friction)1.00infobox
RainstickInventor(s)Multiple possible origins: best known is the Mapuche design; similar instruments in Southeast Asia, Africa and Australia1.00infobox
Rainstickis along0.90text
Eulychnia acidainstance ofMapuche rainsticks are usually made from any of several species of cactus0.80text
Echinopsis pachanoiinstance ofMapuche rainsticks are usually made from any of several species of cactus0.80text
Rainstickrelated to Further readingExploratorium Article Make0.60section
Rainstickrelated to Further readingThe Rain Golden Stick0.60section
Rainstickrelated to Further readingChristine0.60section
Rainstickrelated to Further readingCarmen Fies0.60section
Rainstickrelated to Further readingRainsticks0.60section
Rainstickrelated to Further readingIntegrating Culture0.60section

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