| If you love Native American Rattles, you will | | | | it intriguing that the various tribes |
| definitely benefit from adding them to your | | | | including the Cherokee, Navajo, Apache, |
| drumming circles and powwows. Rattles are | | | | Pueblo, Zuni and Hopi, can all be recognized |
| intriguing Native American icons representing | | | | by the differences of the beautiful art on |
| Indigenous people and their unique customs. | | | | their hand crafts. Something these people do |
| They are also among the most used musical | | | | have in common is that they all play rattles |
| instruments for playing in Indian ceremonies | | | | in various ceremonial rituals and as part of |
| throughout most Indian tribes. Rattles, for | | | | music, dance, medicine and spirituality. |
| hundreds of years and for the majority of | | | | |
| American Indians, have always had a great | | | | The Native rattles are really very exquisite |
| part in the spiritual world as well as for | | | | and are made using a variety of natural |
| use in social gatherings. | | | | materials such as turtle shell, leather, |
| | | | rawhide, bead work and Native American |
| As you study the fascinating history of | | | | feathers. Fur, fringe, seeds, rocks, antlers, |
| American Indians and their use of Native | | | | horns, bones and shells are used to create |
| American rattles, you will learn that they | | | | that unique Indian style. Clay beads, blue |
| are symbolic among the Indigenous people and | | | | corn, manzanita seeds or small smooth stones |
| are essential to the tribal rituals in which | | | | such as those found near the opening of an |
| they are played. It is said that they | | | | ant hill, are also sometimes placed in the |
| represent the animal, plant, and mineral | | | | rattles to create the unique sound. |
| kingdoms. The animal kingdom is exemplified | | | | |
| in the form of the container or decorative | | | | Indian culture has always used music, songs, |
| feather of the rattle. The mineral kingdom is | | | | stories and legends to express their cultural |
| represented by the stones that create the | | | | beliefs and traditions to each other and to |
| sound or also by the paint used for the | | | | the outside world. It is in harmony with |
| artwork depicted on the rattle. And, the | | | | these forms of learning that rattles have |
| plant kingdom is symbolized by the handle. | | | | come to be a significant aspect in the |
| | | | ritualistic ceremonies of the Indigenous |
| When researching the uses of Native American | | | | people. |
| rattles and how they are played, you will | | | | |
| find that nearly every Indigenous culture | | | | That is why there is nothing more fascinating |
| including the Navajo culture, play rattles in | | | | than owning authentic Indian musical |
| their ceremonial rituals. Among the many | | | | instruments and hand crafts. You can easily |
| variations of Indian rattles, including the | | | | buy Native rattles online and sometimes in |
| highly sought-after gourd rattles and turtle | | | | stores that sell southwest decor. If you are |
| shell rattles, the simple rawhide rattle is | | | | intrigued by authentic Indian musical |
| the most used in Native American tribes. The | | | | instruments, or are trying to find the best |
| figures, such as the Navajo bear or Navajo | | | | instrument to play in your drumming |
| eagle, used in the artwork pictured on the | | | | ceremonies, you will definitely enjoy the |
| rattles, vary with each tribe. You will find | | | | wonderful sound of Native American rattles. |