Shaman Drums For Rustic Home Accessories
Interested in kicking up your southwestern style decor? Try using Shaman drums together with your rustic home furnishings. A Shaman is a beautiful American Indian drum, and placing a few in your rooms is a great home accessory idea.
If you have a love for the southwest, you might want a few true southwestern and Native American style decorations to go with your original rustic home furnishings. Once you decide that this is for you, you can start filling your new home with beautiful southwestern and Native American pieces that would go with your rustic decor and entertain your visitors by telling them a story at the same time. You’ll be surprised at how easy it was to give your home a chic southwest style that you see in designer home magazines, by decorating with shaman drums.
It is important to understand the role that this raw hide drum plays in Native American culture so you can develop a true appreciation for its art and let its power guide you in the right direction – whether you want these drums as a home accessory or to play them in a drum circle.
If you are fortunate enough to attend or be involved in a Shamanic ceremony you will notice that the Shaman, or spiritual leader, will beat a unique looking raw hide hand drum with a soft mallet to create the soothing monotonous beat needed to take him to an altered mental state. During this altered state of mind, called the Shamanic journey, the Shaman receives healing and spiritual powers he uses to help his people. If you look closely at the Shaman’s drum you will notice that unlike many other leather Native American drums used during tribal ceremonies, these rustic drums have natural raw hide, stretched over a wood frame on one side and are laced with