Calabash maraca with crystal carved with Shipibo geometric designs
These unique shaman maracas are made from calabash tree pods by a Jevaro native artisan and from the Peruvian Amazon. This deluxe rattle will help you keep the beat in your band, drum circle, or special ceremony.
The pattern is a classic Shipibo clan geometric design called an icaro. It is filled with dry achira seeds and small pebbles to give it a crisp natural sound. Each maraca is adorned with a natural stone on top. The upper part of the handle made from strong and light-weight balsa wood that is tightly wrapped with two-tone chambira palm fiber. The lower part of the handle is made with a piece of ayahuasca vine studded with a huayruru seed and two or more crystals. These instruments are hand-made from natural materials from the forest so each rattle has its own pattern, shape, and sound.
Each rattle is unique so each maraca will vary from the photo shown for these models.
The calabash pods in the maracas come in three general sizes: Small (2.5 - 3" dia.), Medium (3 - 3.5" dia.), Large (3.5 - 4." dia.). Most handles (including the ayahuasca extension) are 8 - 9" long.
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