SHAMANIC ART: Ceremonial Drums and Rattles

Shaman Rattles

I made my first rattle with a piece of rawhide left over from making my first moose drum. What an adventure it was, because I had no guide, just a casual reference from my first drum teacher.

I have learned a lot since then. I try several fillings with every rattle I make. Will it sound best with corn, beads, or quartz crystals? What does the rattle want for its completion -- possibly ant hill stones from the Posi ruins in New Mexico, or possibly stones or seeds from my customer?
drummaker@beardrum.com

Natural Fur
Rawhide
Bear
Wolf
Bear
Buffalo
Elk
Horse
Moose
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Rattle Size: Rattles are sized by the diameter of the rattle head. Rawhide rattles range from 3 to 5 inches in diameter.
(Natural Fur rattle heads are also about 3 to 5 inches in diameter -- and may have 2-6 additional inches of fur!)
Smaller rattles work well for smaller hands and are a great travel size. Larger rattles have a deeper tone.
Sweat Lodge Rattles are made from thicker top-quality hides and can sustain the heat and humidity for hours.
Please note that few hides yield even one Sweat Lodge Rattle -- check availability in the Product table below.
Rawhide Rattle Handles are wrapped with Buffalo, Caribou, Deer, Elk, or Moose leather.

Rattle Kits
"What are the sources of your hides?" and other commonly asked questions

Northwest Coast Bear Rattle reproduction
Wonderful images of the human/spirit world connection
Front
Top
Back
Bear Spirit
Human Spirit
Bear Spirit

PRODUCT
PRICE
SHIPPING
TOTAL COST
Rawhide Rattles
Buffalo
$60
$8
$68
Elk
$60
$8
$68
Horse
$60
$8
$68
Moose
$60
$8
$68
Bear
$80
$8
$88
Natural Fur Rattles
Bear
$100
$8
$108
Wolf
$120
$8
$128
The rattles below are from the thickest hides and can withstand heat and humidity for hours.
Sweat Lodge Rawhide Rattle
Buffalo
$70
$8
$78
Bear one only
$90
$8
$98
The rattle below is a special order item and can be completed within 2-3 weeks.
Gourd Rattle
(Rattle heads run about
5-6 inches in diameter)
$90
$8
$98
The rattle below is a wonderful Northwest Coast Bear Rattle reproduction. (More pictures above.)
Northwest Coast Bear Rattle
reproduction
(About 14" tall, including the head.
The head itself is about 7 inches tall
and about 6 inches in diameter.)
$120
$16
$136
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Contact information:
Steven Kauder
P.O. Box 11, Elbing, KS 67041
(316) 799-2989
drummaker@beardrum.com
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