| Because I love southwest decorating, I recently | | | | ceremonial drums in modern culture, you will see |
| added ceremonial drums as part of the rustic, | | | | that Native Indian drums play a significant role in |
| southwest decor in my new home. I was so | | | | the livelihood of native tribes such as the |
| happy with the beautiful, rustic feel that the | | | | Tarahumara. Making and selling these rustic style |
| Native American drums brought to my home, | | | | drums allows them to earn a living, by selling and |
| that I started learning about the history and the | | | | trading their cultural hand crafts, and helps them |
| influential role they play in tribal cultures. | | | | disperse the knowledge and traditions of their |
| If you are like me, you have probably seen how | | | | culture to those who purchase them. |
| significant ceremonial drums are to the Native | | | | The drum making knowledge, passed on from |
| culture but do not understand their significance in | | | | generation to generation in these tribes, teaches |
| Native ceremonies or how exactly they are used. | | | | the drum makers how to make durable and |
| Each tribe is unique in how they use ceremonial | | | | long-lasting ceremonial drums with elements from |
| drums but one similarity between each tribe is | | | | the Earth and the environment around them such |
| that the Native drums are very symbolic and part | | | | as pine wood and natural rawhide. |
| of the main focus of the ceremony. | | | | Today, American Indian drums are not only used |
| Throughout my research, I have come to find | | | | in Indian ceremonies such as Native American |
| that learning about these drums truly gives you a | | | | drum groups and as Indian musical instruments, |
| great appreciation of the Native American culture | | | | but they are also gaining popularity as pieces of |
| and their customs. As you begin learning about | | | | decorative art, instruments used in school music |
| ceremonial drums, you will find it very intriguing | | | | classes and even as canvases for Native |
| that the Native Americans consider the | | | | American art projects and southwestern paintings. |
| ceremonial drum to be sacred. | | | | Some types of ceremonial drums are also used |
| They are usually used in powwows, Shamanic | | | | as southwest style furniture and Native American |
| ceremonies and honor ceremonies to call on the | | | | decor, such as the larger powwow drums and |
| Spirits and to connect with their creator. It is | | | | pedestal drums that are used as rustic tables. |
| believed that each drum has a spirit and that the | | | | Today, it is very easy to buy these unique Native |
| drum beat signifies the heart beat of Mother | | | | American ceremonial drums online and in stores |
| Nature. Since the drum is believed to connect the | | | | that sell southwestern, western and rustic home |
| people with the spirit world and direct the a healer | | | | decor. However you choose to use your |
| in helping his people, you will find that they are | | | | ceremonial drum, whether for drumming groups |
| commonly used by the healers to enter the mind | | | | or in home decorating, you will definitely be drawn |
| state, known as the Shamanic journey, needed to | | | | to the rustic charm and western style of |
| connect with the Spirits. | | | | ceremonial drums. |
| Also, as you research the importance of | | | | |