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Caparazón de tortuga
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A turtle shell can serve as a percussion instrument when struck or rubbed to produce resonant sounds. Its use is documented in different Mesoamerican traditions, but technique, setting, and meaning vary by community and period. This category locates recordings in which the shell is identified as a sound source without assuming that every item represents the same practice. Provenance, playing technique, and accompanying instruments are important for interpreting an individual recording. The material from which an instrument is made does not, on its own, establish its cultural attribution or the ceremonial purpose of a performance.

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