Vintage Guiro and Maracas Mexico

These 20th century musical instruments were for the tourists going out to Mexico. They are painted beautifully and show signs of use with the few chips of paint off here and there.

Blue painted fish Guiro.

This musical instrument from Puerto Rico, known as a guiro, was made from a hollow gourd with carved ridges along the side. It was played by running a drumstick or metal tined fork, called a scrapper, across the ridges which creates a grating sound used to create rhythms in many types of Caribbean music. The instrument kept the rhythm for the entire band to follow.

Measurements: Height 17.5cm, Width 11cm, Length 44.5cm

Green Maracas

Green painted coconut maracas with a traditional Mexican man painted on with yellow hat red top and white trousers.

Measurements: Height 21cm, Diameter 8.8cm widest one