<span>In Ewe ensembles, the gankogui and axatse function as </span>C. the controlling instruments of the ensemble. Gankogui<span> is an African bell and it is a percussion instrument is made of forged iron and comes in various sizes. Axatse</span><span> is the name of this rattle or idiophone.</span>
Negative space enclosed by letterforms is called counters.
Negative space is white space that letters such as O or D have (enclosed white space within the letter). Well, in typography, that white/negative space is called a counter, or aperture, or inner space, or enclosed space.
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