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Rakatak

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The Ratatak is a percussion instrument that originates from Ghana. The ratatak is comprised of several calabash gourd shells attached to a long, narrow wooden shaft joined to the longer main wooden handle at a 90-degree angle. Ratataks are often used in traditional African or neo-pagan music (such as in Wicca rituals).