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Sweat Lodge Drum
Our drums are only made out of natural skin (animal) and wood (trees). On the back of the drum, 16 hide ropes are combined in 4 segments each. They are wrapped in leather for comfortable handling. Comes with a mallet with a red leather head filled with sheep wool.
The round drum symbolises the univers and the circle. The oval symbolises the power of the eliptical form, the movement of the earth around the sun. The oval allows a great diamter which still can be hold close to the body.
There are many different sweat lodges in different cultures used in different ways. Drumming, singing and contemplation add to the cleansing properties of heat and steam. The heat is created by stones heated in a fire outside the lodge until they are glowing red and carefully placed in a special hole in the lodge. There the water is poured over the stones creating humidity in the lodge. The drums that are used inside the lodge have to be built in a special way to be able to hold their tension with the moisture for the duration in the lodge.
Our special way of pulling these thick hides, creates an extreme tenison which gives a rather high, strong and far reaching tone. These are different from the tones created in normal frame drums. These drums can also be played in rainy weather. Because these are natural hide drums they do vary in their tones but in a dry room they always return to their original state. The extra thick calf skins are traditionally being split to be used as drum skin. After splitting you get the outer skin "scar skin" which is very smooth and the more rough textured inner skin, the "split skin". The thickness can be defined very exactly. We use only the high quality "scar skin" in differnet thickness.
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Sweat Lodge Drum Ø 16 inch
Cow skin, beech frame, incl. Beater Art. Nr.: SH-40 |
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sweat lodge drum Ø 18“
cow skin, beech frame, incl. Beater Art. Nr.: SH-45 |
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sweat lodge drum Ø 20”
cow skin, beech frame, incl. beater, handmade by BOING Art. Nr.: SH-50 |
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Sweat Lodge Drum circle Ø 22 inch
cow skin, beech frame, incl. Beater; handmade by BOING, Germany Art. Nr.: SH-55 |
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Sweat Lodge Drum oval Ø 22 x 12.4 inch
cow skin, beech frame, incl. Beater; handmade by BOING, Germany Art. Nr.: SH-OV |
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Alaska Fire Drum
incl. Beater, app. 16'' Art. Nr.: AFD |
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My mother enjoyed feeling the vibration of the drum on her body during her last days, when I played the drum for her. These drum vibrations created the atmosphere for my family for my mothers funeral at the Friedwald Forest at my mother’s favorite tree. With the sound of the drum, we placed the urn into Grandmother Earth, as my mother wanted it to be. Through the drum, we feel our connection with Earth. A friend. |  |
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The drum is one of the essential instruments which I use to accompany the dance and song of Native Americans. Standing behind a person, I move the drums over her back (without moving over her head). I start from the bottom up to the shoulders and back again. I use the felt covered drumstick and create a fast drum roll, which creates a wonderful and intense body massage. Michael Reiman., Multiinstrumentalist and Producer, Engelskirchen | |