"Rattling sound of the beaded gourd" is a poster about how to make a Shekere. Shekere is a West African percussion instrument consisting of a dried gourd with beads woven into a net covering the gourd. The base of the Shekere is made by drying the gourd for several months then removing the pulp and seeds. Gourd is under the Pumpkin family and takes about 180 days to harvest from a planting till they produce ripe fruit.