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"Seeds of Wisdom", Lotus Personal Meditation Rattle

 This item is, in effect, a worked spell waiting for the right person. Each of the materials used were gathered for the combined purpose of not just raising a higher spiritual energy, but to help the energy be used in a balanced manner. A path of personal discovery can be revealed! Lotus flower seed pod, eagle, bear, raccoon, willow

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 Remo Frame Drum Hand Painted with Original Minoan Style Dolphin Spiral Design

Walnut finish shell
Size: 2" x 10"
Brand: Remo World Wide
Category: Pretuned Frame Drum
Country of Origin: USA
Art Medium: Acrylic paint, Krylon Fixative

 $47.50 

An all-purpose hand drum that is easy to learn and play. Nice warm tone varies depending on where it is struck; even the frame offers a lovely bell like tone when hit. Features an original one of a kind hand painted design by artist Tree Pruitt, that will please the owner both as a music instrument and inspirational wall decor, with spirals and swirling waves. Play by hand or use a leather covered drum mallet (not included). The Remo Frame Drum is equipped with a Remo Fiberskyn® 3 drumhead and is manufactured with Remo’s patented ACOUSTICON™ wide body shell that produces the same tonal characteristic found on traditional wood shell drums with excellent projection and enhanced low-pitched fundamentals. The results… the Remo frame drum is light weight, durable, and easy to play which means you’ll have countless hours jamming on your new instrument.

 The Frame drum originates in the Middle East and is among the oldest of drums. Frame drums can be played using a traditional style with fingers, striking edge of drum producing a “tak” tone. It can also be held with one hand and played with a soft mallet or straddled between the knees like a bongo drum. Whether you are a professional drummer or just want to have fun at a drum circle with family or friends, the Remo frame drum will meet your highest expectations for sound quality and durability.

 Minoan culture was a Bronze Age civilization in the basin of the Aegean Sea that some believe to be the origins of the myths of Atlantis. The Atlantean connection may indeed hold some truth due to the many technological benefits the society enjoyed and the relatively peaceful existence they encouraged. Developed on Crete in the 2ND millennium B.C., it is thought that the Minoan empire coordinated and defended bronze-age trade over a large area. Despite the powerful influence of surrounding artistic cultures such as Egypt, the Minoans developed their own highly distinctive styles. Minoan, and later Mycenaean, art is notable for its struggle between stylized and naturalistic motifs; However the colorful, near three-dimensional, natural style originated on the island of Crete. The famous frescoes found there are dynamic, fluid art filled with expressions of nature and daily life.

 One of the most famous of motifs chosen by the Cretians was the dolphin. Just as those crafts-persons of the past painted motifs formed and curved to suit the shapes of vessels, I have done with the dolphin design on my new Minoan hand drum. I've hand painted many different types of objects using the dolphin frescoes as reference, but each piece is unique. The dolphin jumping upon this professionally made Remo drum was hand drawn without the use of a pattern or template -- only visual references and the guidance of fun.