Quijada

Quijada (Sp.: jawbone), Afro-Cuban scraper made of the lower jaw of a mule, horse, or donkey, with all its teeth left in. It is also a rattle, as the teeth chatter when it is shaken, and a percussion instr., as it can be hit with the fist. Negroes of coastal Peru have used it as a musical instr. since the late 18th c. See also: jawbone (152). Ortiz, Fernando. Los Instrumentos de la música afrocubana. Havana, 1952–55.