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Venezuelan Maracas Joropo – Mulberry, Small

Venezuelan Maracas Joropo – Mulberry, Small

Regular price $150.00 USD
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Javier Villanueva

This small pair wears a deep mulberry finish — a rich, distinctive color from Javier Villanueva, with the quick, crisp voice of a small totumo gourd.

Hand-crafted by artisan luthiers from totumo gourds grown in the plains of Venezuela and Colombia, these concert-grade maracas for joropo and llanera music pair hand-selected capacho seeds (semillas) with the gourd for the bright, articulate tone the music demands. Turned butternut-wood handles give a balanced feel in the hand. Made in Venezuela — a professional instrument built for performance, not a toy.

  • Handmade in Venezuela from a natural totumo gourd
  • Hand-selected capacho seeds (semillas) inside for authentic tone
  • Turned butternut-wood handles
  • Small size · traditional palo atravesado construction
  • Finish: mulberry

Good to know — handmade product

Each pair is handmade. Totumo gourds don't grow perfectly round, and slight variations or small marks in the finish are natural to the artisan process — character, not defects.

On palo atravesado models the handle passes through the gourd rather than being fixed to it, so the gourd has a little intentional play — that slight movement is by design and is part of how the maraca resonates.

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