Artis, known professionally as Artis the Spoonman, is an American street performer and musician from Seattle, Washington, who uses spoons as a musical instrument.
Artis (left) performing with Jim Page at Seattle's University District Street Fair (1993)
Artis and Jim Page in 2009
Spoon (musical instrument)
Spoons can be played as a makeshift percussion instrument, or more specifically, an idiophone related to the castanets. They are played by hitting one spoon against the other.
Artis the Spoonman playing the spoons in 2007.
Klaus P. Steurer in '16er Buam' performance at Vienna's annual Stadtfest, 2009, in 'Burggarten'.
Balıkesir zeybek dance
Image: Satz Holzloeffeltanz Kasiklar