13", 15", 18" or 20" Reindeer Rawhide European Style Pegged Shamanic Drum with Odin Raven Handle with Beater
This is a very special drum, custom made and painted, made with reindeer (traditional for Northern European drums) rawhide imported from Finland, with a hand carved cedar handle depicting a raven on the branch of a tree. The cedar hoop is painted black, as are the heads of the pegs. Optional artwork is painted in black, and will be sized appropriately to your drum. The double raven and the elder futhark runes represent Odin.
Although I suggest this art as being appropriate for my northern European style pegged drums, you can have it on any drum. Please contact me if this is your wish.
Our Northern European line of drums for those who really care about the sound and feel of their sacred instrument. These drums have had been "smoked and stroked" through special techniques of construction, setting the head, and drying, developed by a master drum maker and an experienced jazz/rock percussionist. Together, we make instruments that have balance, harmonics and tone, that are more comfortable to hold and to play, and that are in integrity with the animals and plants who have given their lives so that these drums may live.
We start with sanding each hoop to silky smoothness, so that the head will slide easily and not bind on the hoop. Our 13" to 20" hoops are hand wrapped. Cedar is a cleansing wood, and can be used to create sacred space.
These drums are constructed with wooden pegs. The handle is attached to the hoop in the style of Celtic bodhrans.
While our drums are drying, we smudge them frequently with sage, sweetgrass, amber & other sacred herbs. This not only keeps the energy pure and beautiful, it lays down a layer of smoke that helps the drums be more resilient to weather and temperature changes (of course, all hide drums are going to have some variations). We also talk to them and smooth the sides as they dry. When the drums come to life, they just sound and feel wonderful!
This drum is available in Reindeer in 13", 15", 18" & 20" sizes. The Reindeer comes from Finland, and has been both the sustenance and the life blood of many Northern Europeans, as well as being instrumental in certain Shamanic rituals.
A standard black beater is included. This version comes with a soft beater.
This is a very special drum, custom made and painted, made with reindeer (traditional for Northern European drums) rawhide imported from Finland, with a hand carved cedar handle depicting a raven on the branch of a tree. The cedar hoop is painted black, as are the heads of the pegs. Optional artwork is painted in black, and will be sized appropriately to your drum. The double raven and the elder futhark runes represent Odin.
Although I suggest this art as being appropriate for my northern European style pegged drums, you can have it on any drum. Please contact me if this is your wish.
Our Northern European line of drums for those who really care about the sound and feel of their sacred instrument. These drums have had been "smoked and stroked" through special techniques of construction, setting the head, and drying, developed by a master drum maker and an experienced jazz/rock percussionist. Together, we make instruments that have balance, harmonics and tone, that are more comfortable to hold and to play, and that are in integrity with the animals and plants who have given their lives so that these drums may live.
We start with sanding each hoop to silky smoothness, so that the head will slide easily and not bind on the hoop. Our 13" to 20" hoops are hand wrapped. Cedar is a cleansing wood, and can be used to create sacred space.
These drums are constructed with wooden pegs. The handle is attached to the hoop in the style of Celtic bodhrans.
While our drums are drying, we smudge them frequently with sage, sweetgrass, amber & other sacred herbs. This not only keeps the energy pure and beautiful, it lays down a layer of smoke that helps the drums be more resilient to weather and temperature changes (of course, all hide drums are going to have some variations). We also talk to them and smooth the sides as they dry. When the drums come to life, they just sound and feel wonderful!
This drum is available in Reindeer in 13", 15", 18" & 20" sizes. The Reindeer comes from Finland, and has been both the sustenance and the life blood of many Northern Europeans, as well as being instrumental in certain Shamanic rituals.
A standard black beater is included. This version comes with a soft beater.
This is a very special drum, custom made and painted, made with reindeer (traditional for Northern European drums) rawhide imported from Finland, with a hand carved cedar handle depicting a raven on the branch of a tree. The cedar hoop is painted black, as are the heads of the pegs. Optional artwork is painted in black, and will be sized appropriately to your drum. The double raven and the elder futhark runes represent Odin.
Although I suggest this art as being appropriate for my northern European style pegged drums, you can have it on any drum. Please contact me if this is your wish.
Our Northern European line of drums for those who really care about the sound and feel of their sacred instrument. These drums have had been "smoked and stroked" through special techniques of construction, setting the head, and drying, developed by a master drum maker and an experienced jazz/rock percussionist. Together, we make instruments that have balance, harmonics and tone, that are more comfortable to hold and to play, and that are in integrity with the animals and plants who have given their lives so that these drums may live.
We start with sanding each hoop to silky smoothness, so that the head will slide easily and not bind on the hoop. Our 13" to 20" hoops are hand wrapped. Cedar is a cleansing wood, and can be used to create sacred space.
These drums are constructed with wooden pegs. The handle is attached to the hoop in the style of Celtic bodhrans.
While our drums are drying, we smudge them frequently with sage, sweetgrass, amber & other sacred herbs. This not only keeps the energy pure and beautiful, it lays down a layer of smoke that helps the drums be more resilient to weather and temperature changes (of course, all hide drums are going to have some variations). We also talk to them and smooth the sides as they dry. When the drums come to life, they just sound and feel wonderful!
This drum is available in Reindeer in 13", 15", 18" & 20" sizes. The Reindeer comes from Finland, and has been both the sustenance and the life blood of many Northern Europeans, as well as being instrumental in certain Shamanic rituals.
A standard black beater is included. This version comes with a soft beater.