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Cynthia
Whitehawk - Apache | ||||||||||||||
The hand-crafted, beater/drum stick is made from Desert Fig Tree - sanded, dyed, and sealed. The soft deer hide head is permanently attached.
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Paula says - "This is a genuine, one of a kind ceremonial drum that was entirely hand crafted from a strong, thick gourd with elk rawhide stretched across and laced down with strong elk rawhide thong in Apache lace design. "The natural chalice shape is beautiful to the eye and offers up a wonderful resonance. The entire gourd was carved out, sanded, dyed and sealed for a long life. The drum head is left natural so it can breath. (Read about drum care below) "This is an authentic piece of enduring Native American art and a high quality drum!
On the base of the drum is the Kiva Step design which is pyrographed - that is carved with fire - and then dyed and painted.
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From Apache Artist Cynthia Whitehawk MY MISSION - We are thankful and honored to be able to respect the Spirits of the plants, animals and Mother Earths elements who give themselves and continue their life as healing tools for us. We offer these tools for Spiritual expression, to be in balance with Mother Earth and one's self.
GOURDS - The gourd is an excellent resonator, used for millennia as musical instruments, super quality of sound , gourds provide quality rich clear sound from a smaller head and several 'voices' from one drum. Gourds and rawhide are natures creations and her canvas so slight "imperfections": not perfectly round, pretty swirl patterns, dots, or growth marks might be present. These are completely natural features enhancing the rustic beauty, just like a woods grain, & does not affect quality. THE CEREMONIAL DRUM - Indigenous cultures of the Americas and Canada know and use the drum as the center of all songs, as the great communicator and healer. It is the catalyst for the Spirit of the songs to rise up to the Creator so that the prayers in those songs reach where they were meant to go. At all times, the sound of the drum brings completeness, awe, excitement, solemnity, deep inner relaxation, strength, courage, and the fulfillment to the songs. Every thing, every human action, and every energy revolves in rhythm. It is Mother Earths heartbeat giving her approval to those living upon her. It draws the Eagle to it, who carries the message to Creator. DRUM CIRCLES - "From the Shamans of Mongolia, to the Minianka healers of West Africa, snd indigenous cultures across the Americas, therapeutic rhythm techniques have been used for thousands of years to create and maintain physical, mental and spiritual health." Michael Drake author of Therapeutic Effects of Drumming. Recent studies are indicating extreme positive effects for use of drum therapy, in a wide range of areas including stress, fatigue, anxiety, hypertension, asthma, chronic pain, arthritis, mental illness, migraines, cancer, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, paralysis, and emotional disorders. KIVA STEPS commemorate Kivas, the underground ceremonial chambers honoring the Emergence, Place of Birth of the Hopituh Shi-nu-mu, or Peaceful People. |
