| NOUN | artifact | rain stick | a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends |
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| Meaning | A percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain. | |
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| Broader | percussion instrument, percussive instrument | A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
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