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Shaman Drums and Shaman RattlesEvery drum is a commission from a client. I ask each client about their spiritual intentions and their goals for their drum. I make the drum, as much as possible, to help each client achieve their intentions. I enjoy making nonordinary drums -- like a Buffalo drum with fur -- or a Saami drum reproduction from hundreds of years ago -- or a Wolf drum totem. Those are exciting and challenging projects. |
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Drums in the image below: Eleven round hand drums
...An oval buffalo hand drum ...A moose powwow drum ...Four drum mallets |
Rattles in the image below: Nine rawhide rattles
...A large gourd rattle ...A northwest coast reproduction rattle |
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| The two images below are of a Cougar Drum, something rare and difficult to obtain. This hide has some of the fur on it, and you can see a bit of that at the lower right in the second picture. The lacing for this drum was created from 360 feet of artificial sinew, which is nearly a full 8-ounce roll. | |||
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| The two images below are steps in the creation of a Fox Drum, a special project for a customer. The first picture shows the fox face securely sewn to the inside of the hoop. The second picture is the hoop wrapped with a buffalo drumskin and the addition of a buffalo-lacing handle. | |||
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| The two images below are of a unique Moose Drum. Its natural markings (a little faint in the left photo) are reminiscent of a petroglyph or a cave painting. I made this drum for a special customer, and the unrivaled pattern indicates to me that this customer has powerful spiritual allies. | |||
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| The two images below are hair-on drums. The first is a Buffalo Drum, and the second is an Appaloosa Horse Drum. These drums are a challenging to make, but their visual appeal is second to none. Note that I shaved the center of the appaloosa for better sound, but I kept its one-of-a-kind pattern intact. | |||
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| The two images below have six drums and are included to show the great diversity of hides from the same kind of animal. The first three are Buffalo Drums, one light, one dark, and one with the hair still on. The second three are Bear Drums and have three different shades of hide. | |||
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| The four images below are the two sides of a Skunk Rattle and the two sides of a Lynx Rattle, which were special requests from a great client. The rattles have fabulous looks and sounds.. This rattles are filled with 3 sizes of quartz crystals to give the best possible sound. | |||
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| The final two images are a Grizzly Bear Rattle and a Grizzly Bear Drum Mallet, both of which come from a tannery reject hide. The rattle head is 10 inches across and the mallet head is 8 inches across! This drum mallet made a great swishing sound just before it came in contact with the drum head. | |||
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P.O. Box 11, Elbing, KS 67041 (316) 799-2989 drummaker@beardrum.com |
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