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It’s originated in the African continent. It comes under the idiophone musical instrument group. Idiophone expresses the meaning self sounding instruments. In Ancient Egypt, rattles were used during funerary rituals. At present time it is being used as a percussion instrument. Rattle produces sound by the vibration created with their body.
It consists of resonant objects strung together and set in a sliding frame or enclosed in a container such that when it is shaken the parts strike against each other, producing sounds.