Dimension:9 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches Constructed using endless loops of steel bead chain wrapped around a specially textured, stainless steel cylinder Wooden flanges enclose the cylinder and a wooden handle is attached to the bottom Designed to create rhythmic scraping sounds and patterns The LP Afuche®/Cabasa, Martin Cohen's second patented invention, was developed over forty years ago. It has since become the most popular hand percussion instrument ever created.