Whats up with the jawbone?

[YoungRemy]

its in the rotation of images on the homepage and it is in the video for "Off The Grid"

is it a percussion instrument? ashtray? what kind of animal are we talking about here?


Jawbone action (http://www.beastieboys.com//_images_rotator/hands-on-jawbone.jpg)

[balohna]

Don't mean to diss but I gotta point out the hog's tooth belongs inside the hog's mouth.

[sea_dragon]

The jawbone of a donkey or zebra has been used as a primitive percussion instrument. When struck, the teeth rattle; it can be viewed as an early precursor of the vibraslap. (Wikipedia)

There's one shown here:
http://www.andeanshowcase.com/page4.html

Interesting that a vibraslap is also known as a mandible.

[kleptomaniac]

that's cooool - so it's more like a jam-bone! hehe :D

[Brother McDuff]

Don't mean to diss but I gotta point out the hog's tooth belongs inside the hog's mouth.

50 points awarded to balohna. nice grab. (y)

The jawbone of a donkey or zebra has been used as a primitive percussion instrument. When struck, the teeth rattle; it can be viewed as an early precursor of the vibraslap. (Wikipedia)

There's one shown here:
http://www.andeanshowcase.com/page4.html

Interesting that a vibraslap is also known as a mandible.

very cool, i never knew that.

[YoungRemy]

The jawbone of a donkey or zebra has been used as a primitive percussion instrument. When struck, the teeth rattle; it can be viewed as an early precursor of the vibraslap. (Wikipedia)

There's one shown here:
http://www.andeanshowcase.com/page4.html

Interesting that a vibraslap is also known as a mandible.



another mystery solved by the bbmb sleuth squad...

its a donkey jaw! also known as a Quijada


The quijada is an instrument made from the upper and lower jawbones of a horse or a donkey. When struck on the side with the palm of the hand, the loose teeth rattle.