Rattles & Shakers

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Peruvian Amazon Colorful Gourd Rattle - Short
$17.00
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Peruvian Amazon Colorful Gourd Rattle - Short
$17.00

Our fair trade, hand-carved gourd maraca rattles are made in Central Peru. The gourds grow in the warm central valleys of the Andes, the coastal oasis, and the jungles. After harvesting, they are dried, skinned, and sanded smooth. Artisans carve freehand on the surface, creating intricate designs. Hand-painted featuring a variety of different scenes, including birds, flowers, llamas, and other indigenous designs.

String hole in the handle.

Choice of colors.

Due to the gourds' natural grown shapes, and the artists' individual works, some variation in design and size may occur.

purple-llama

purple-flower-bird

red-flower-bird

purple-white

red-llama

green

purple-yellow

natural-bird

natural-llama

green-llama
Cacho Gourd & Seed Pod Shaker
$18.00

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Cacho Gourd & Seed Pod Shaker
$18.00

Our very percussive seed pod cacho, or shaker, is handcrafted from a native gourd which is burnished and etched with geometric designs. Colors and sizes may slightly vary. Hand-crafted in Peru.

Sound Recording
Rawhide Gray Wolf Rattle
$58.00

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Rawhide Gray Wolf Rattle
$58.00

This rawhide rattle features a beautifully hand painted gray wolf, sometimes called timber wolf, on one side and is plain rawhide on the other. The rattle bowl is filled with corn and the handle is wrapped with soft buckskin leather and decorative fur trim. Fur and buckskin color may vary from picture. Handmade in the USA.

Measures approximately 12 inches in length with a 4.5 inch diameter.
Peruvian Amazon Gourd Rattle - Sawtooth Jaguar
$26.00
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Peruvian Amazon Gourd Rattle - Sawtooth Jaguar
$26.00

Sacred ceremonial rattle skillfully handcrafted in the Peruvian Amazon from a dried gourd with chonta wood handles. An etched likeness of Otorongo, the beloved Sister-Mother Jaguar, and totem of the Winds of the West in some South American shamanism paths.

A unique work of art! Trimmed with colorful cotton thread windings both above and below the bowl and natural fibers.

Due to natural gourd variation measurements are approximate and your rattle may vary slightly from the photo shown.

Sold individually.

Size

Small

Medium

small

medium

large
Peruvian Carved Gourd Rattle - Medium
$13.00

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Peruvian Carved Gourd Rattle - Medium
$13.00

Our fair trade, hand-carved gourd rattles are made in Central Peru. The gourds are grown in the warm Central Valleys of the Andes, the coastal oasis, and in the jungles. After harvest, they are thoroughly dried, skinned, and then sanded smooth. The designs are carved on the gourd without sketching creating many intricate designs.

Our designs vary so let us pick one for you. Gourd carving is one of the oldest art forms in Peru and dates back to 2,500 BC. Sold individually.

Sizes vary: diameter 1.75-3 inches diameter/ length 6.5-8.5 inches

Sound Recording
Rawhide Hummingbird Rattle
$58.00

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Rawhide Hummingbird Rattle
$58.00

This rawhide rattle features a beautifully hand painted hummingbird on one side and plain rawhide on the other. The rattle bowls are filled with corn and the handle is wrapped with soft buckskin leather and decorative fur trim. (Color of leather and trim can vary). Made in the USA.
Rawhide Owl Rattle
$58.00

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Rawhide Owl Rattle
$58.00

This rawhide rattle features a beautifully hand painted owl on one side and is plain rawhide on the reverse. The rattle bowl is filled with corn and the handle is wrapped with soft buckskin leather and decorative fur trim. Due to handmade nature the leather and fur color may vary. Made in the USA.
Rawhide Grizzly Bear Rattle
$58.00

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Rawhide Grizzly Bear Rattle
$58.00

This rawhide rattles feature beautifully hand painted Grizzly Bear. Filled with corn and finished with soft buckskin leather and decorative fur trim. Leather and trim colors slightly vary.
Rawhide Bald Eagle Rattle
$58.00

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Rawhide Bald Eagle Rattle
$58.00

This rawhide rattles feature beautifully hand painted Bald Eagle. They are filled with corn and finished with soft buckskin leather and decorative fur trim. Fur and buckskin color may vary from picture.
Peruvian Amazon Gourd Rattle - Hummingbird
$26.00
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Peruvian Amazon Gourd Rattle - Hummingbird
$26.00

This eco-friendly ceremonial hand-crafted rattle is designed and executed by a Peruvian artist. With hummingbird etchings on each side of the rattle's bowl, these are the kind of birds that might appear in a shaman's journey. These totem avians are ready to rattle in the directions with you and raise the energy in the north.

The handle of this sound maker is constructed of very strong chonta wood and the bowl is made from a local gourd. The rattle is trimmed on the tip of the handle with natural fibers. Colorful cotton thread is wound both above and below the gourd bowl.

Due to its handmade nature and natural materials, measurements are approximate and your rattle may vary slightly from the photo shown.

Sold individually.

Each piece is a unique work of art!

Size

Small

Medium

small

medium

large
Mayan Gourd Ceremony Rattle
$150.00

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Mayan Gourd Ceremony Rattle
$150.00

This rattle features grecas, the symbols devised by the Mayan and Aztec civilizations. It is a symbol of our cosmic essence, also known to represent the Milky Way.

The (turkey) feathers are said to function as cleansers of energies.

Made with natural products: Making a direct connection with each element. The jicaras (gourds) used are cut, cleaned inside to remove the seeds and boiled to harden. The wood used to make the handle of the rattle is collected in the jungle from a tree known as guayabillo (Spanish); pichi che 'macho (Mayan-Spanish); kabal sak lob che ', pichiche' (Mayan). The wooden handles of these shakers are said to make a connection and communicate with the divine. For the sound, seeds of a palm called platanillo are used and a quartz is added to always clean the energy.

Leather wrapping can vary slightly in color.

Measures approximately 17" L x 5.5" W

Sold individually.
Raku Square Rattle
$31.00
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Raku Square Rattle
$31.00

Intensely beautiful and very seductive, Raku clay shakers, or Spirit Rattles, resonate with happiness. Akin to playing music with friends and family on the front porch, shaking one feels as natural as clapping your hands. Use these Spirit Rattles as an aid in your meditation practice, to help ground and center you and aid in clearing your space. Or just rattle for pure joy and fun.

The unpredictable color patterns created by the raku firing process make each of these Raku Shaker Rattles truly unique and special. Gift boxed with a colorful story card that encourages mindfulness for different qualities. Select from your choice of beautiful styles below. Handmade in the USA.

Style

Seahorse

Sea Turtle

Bumble Bee

seahorse

sea-turtle

dragonfly

bumble-bee
Mayan Feather Seed Rattle
$97.00

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Mayan Feather Seed Rattle
$97.00

This pod shaker rattle is made with natural products in Mexico. The canes (wooden handle) is used to make the connection and communicate with the divine. Handmade by Edgar Rodríguez Nava. When shaken you can hear the soft clattering of the seed pods hitting each other, and this experience can be soft and soothing. You can also shake this like a normal rattle, and get a more powerful effect.

The (turkey) feathers are used for energetic cleansing and the ayoyotes (seeds) are used to call the spirit of mother earth.
Peruvian Amazon Gourd Rattle - Chakana Duo
$26.00

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Peruvian Amazon Gourd Rattle - Chakana Duo
$26.00

Hand crafted in the Peruvian Amazon, this rattle features a stylized chakana symbol with a center philosopher's stone-like symbol on both sides of bowl. Trimmed with colorful cotton thread windings (your colors may vary from image), each rattle is itself a unique piece of art with its own sound. Sold individually.
Mayan Gourd Ceremony Rattle
$130.00

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Mayan Gourd Ceremony Rattle
$130.00

The symbol of the cross represents the 4 guardians or directions of the universe, currently they are the 4 cardinal points and in the center a circle where Grandfather Fire is. The symbol of the rhombus with the circle in the middle represents an eye, which is that ever-present divinity. The (horse) hair is said to function as a cleanser of energies.

Made with natural products: Making a direct connection with each element. The jicaras (gourds) used are cut, cleaned inside to remove the seeds and boiled to harden. The wood used to make the handle of the rattle is collected in the jungle from a tree known as guayabillo (Spanish); pichi che 'macho (Mayan-Spanish); kabal sak lob che ', pichiche' (Mayan). The wooden handles of these shakers are said to make a connection and communicate with the divine. For the sound, seeds of a palm called platanillo are used and a quartz is added to always clean the energy.

Measures approximately 17" L x 5.5" W

Sold individually.
Mayan Gourd Ceremony Rattle
$80.00

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Mayan Gourd Ceremony Rattle
$80.00

On this rattle, there is the symbol of the growth of corn, it represents fertility and the basis of cultures in Mexico.

Made with natural products: Making a direct connection with each element. The jicaras (gourds) used are cut, cleaned inside to remove the seeds and boiled to harden. The wood used to make the handle of the rattle is collected in the jungle from a tree known as guayabillo (Spanish); pichi che 'macho (Mayan-Spanish); kabal sak lob che ', pichiche' (Mayan). The wooden handles of these shakers are said to make a connection and communicate with the divine. For the sound, seeds of a palm called platanillo are used and a quartz is added to always clean the energy. Leather fringe detail. Sold individually. Size and color of gourd will vary.

Approximately 11" L x 4" W