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A traditional charango made of armadillo, today superseded by wooden charangos, in Museu de la Música de Barcelona. Armadillo shells have traditionally been used to make the back of the charango, an Andean lute instrument. In certain parts of Central and South America, armadillo meat is eaten; it is a popular ingredient in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Traditionally a charango was made with a dried armadillo shell for the back and wood for the soundbox top, neck etc. While still common, this is no longer the norm: rather they are now typically made of wood, with the bowled back merely imitating the shape of the armadillo shell.
The bodies of the lutes were traditionally made from a concha (armadillo shell). [3] Today the bowls may be made of wood and the mandolin have a flat back. mandolinos de concheros or mandolina conchera: with 4 double courses (8 strings), tuned as mandolin (g-d-a-e). [3] [4] vihuelas de concheros or vihuela conchera: with 5 double courses (10 ...
A to Z Animals shared this interesting fact, "An armadillo shell is so strong that it has inadvertently caused injuries in humans who have attempted to attack these armored animals!
The dance has strong visual markers of its pre-Hispanic roots with feathered regalia, indigenous dance steps and indigenous instruments such as drums. However, the name Concheros comes from a type of lute made with an armadillo shell, showing Spanish influence. The dance in its current form was the adaptation of the old "mitote" dance to ...
They substituted a natural bowl, made of an armadillo shell. [73] The instrument took its name (concha or conchera) from the shell, and the dancers from the instrument. [73] Three types of concheras exist, including the mandolin. Both roundbacks (armadillo shells) and regular flatback mandolin are played, using standard g-d-a-e tuning.
Radiocarbon dates from the bones and bivalve shells found in the same layer of sediment revealed the armadillo remains were between 20,811 and 21,090 years old, according to the study published ...
According to WALB, 54-year-old Larry McElroy was outside when he fired his 9 mm pistol at the armadillo. The Man accidentally shoots mother-in-law after bullet ricochets off armadillo