I read that the women of the Uraba tribe of Nigeria created the shekere. Women were not allowed to touch the skin of the drums so in order to join the festivities, they created this instrument. The patterns of the beads on the shekere told a story.
The shekere is made of dried vine gourd, cord netting, seed beads and wood suchas devil woods
Shekere
guiro
No
the shekere drum was made over a hundred years ago by African slaves. they were started by water bottles and one guy was like hey! watch this and he patted the bottom of the drum and walla! the shekere drum was born.
Shekere
it is a percussion instrument
Yes, because of the chains, which are classed as strings.
Some forms, such as the agbe and axatse, date to tribal prehistory in Africa. Other forms, such as the Cuban aggué (or chekeré) date from African indentured servants brought there beginning in the 16th century.
The following are examples of idiephones: agogo, caxixi, claves, cowbell, frog, guiro, maracas, shaker, shekere, and tambourine.
The first can was made in 1898.
Mario was made first but I am not sure if they made Nintendo first.