  Native American Shaman DrumsNative American shaman drums of the famous Tarahumara Indians are rustic Native American drums made by hand. The Tarahumara are said to be North America's most primitive people. As a part of their American culture and throughout their Native history, they have inhabited caves and cliff dwellings of their native southwest lands.
Shaman Indian drums sometimes called spirit drums or heart drums are made with a piece of native yellow pine bent into the shape of the drum. Thin goat skin rawhide is stretched over one side, completely covering the drum ring to form a sturdy hand drum laced toward the four directions of the earth and forming a good hand hold on the back.
Shaman drums and shamanism has come to be a general term used to refer to traditional beliefs and practices using a shaman’s drum and other instruments and articles by people, mostly men who claim the ability to cure human illness. Shamans have also said to be able to control things like weather which are beyond the control of ordinary men and such things as interpreting dreams. Shamanistic drumming practices using shaman drums is prevalent around the world and their drums have also been called healing drums or medicine drums.
True Native American shaman are said to enter a trance like state brought on by the rhythm of the shaman’s drum and rattles and in some societies by use of drugs. Working in this state of altered consciousness, they are claimed to act as intermediaries between the natural and spiritual worlds, influencing the rains, healing, hunting, contests between tribes or other activities in the surrounding environment in which they work.
Because of either real or perceived power, a shaman holds positions of great authority among their people serving as spiritual leaders, doctors and counselors. Although unorganized, and acting independently, shaman share common characteristics with their counterparts in other cultures. For that reason, shamanism has come to mean many things to many people, some who practices its beliefs and others who simply like drumming. In the same way the term shaman drum has also come to mean a style of Native drum apart from shamanic drumming or journeying. However, in the Tarahumara shaman world of warcraft spells are used to overcome rivals factions as well as treat illness. In this way, shaman wow on watchers, building confidence.
The "shaman drum" is a one sided drum style that has become a favorite in drumming circles and most thought of when considering ancient drums. Because of the way the drum is laced on the back shamanic drums form a natural handhold. A shamans drum never uses the glove type loop on the back as is the practice with many modern drums because the drummer wants to have full contact with the drum. By holding a shaman style drum with the hand, the drummer can manipulate the sounds produced by squeezing the rawhide thongs or by actually touching the under side of the drum head. Shaman drums can be played using a drum stick or by hand or using both methods using a finger or thumb as well as the drum beater to pull out the sound which is the intent in shamanic journey drumming.
There is a group of Native Americans from northern New Mexico who use Tarahumara drums almost exclusively in their drum circles. They travel many miles to personally select the drums and return them to the other members of the group. The one sided shaman drum is the type they use. We have watched and listened as they select their drums and have seen their smiles and nods of approval as they play the drums. Nearly all Native American cultures use drums and shaman drums are perfect for drumming, rustic decor and as a canvas for art projects. As symbols, drums have become a Native icon.
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Shaman Drum 12" -One Sided Native American drums Shaman drums are Native American drums made with a hand bent native yellow pine hoop and genuine stretched rawhide head with lacing on the back to form a hand-hold. A Free drum beater included with purchase.
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16" Shaman Hand Drum -Native American Drum-One Sided Shaman drums are made Native American drums with a hand bent native yellow pine hoop and genuine stretched rawhide head with lacing on the back to form a hand-hold. A Free drum beater included with purchase. International Buyers: Ordering Requirements

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20" Shaman Drum -Single Sided Native American Drum Shaman drums are made with a hand bent native yellow pine hoop and genuine stretched rawhide head with lacing on the back to form a hand-hold. A Free Native American drum beater included with purchase. International Buyers: Ordering Requirements

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Painted Indian Drum -Horses 16" Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features painted horses on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted Native Drum -Horses Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features painted horses on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted-Drum-moose Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a moose painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted Drum -Spirit Bear Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a bear image and footprints painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Native Painted Drum -Elk Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features an elk painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted Indian Hand Drum -Four Bears Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a four bear pattern with a bear paw print in the center painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted Tarahumara Drum -Bird Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a bird herd painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted Indian Drum -Buffalo Skull Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a buffalo skull painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted Indian Hoop Drum -Bear Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a bear painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted Native Drum -Warrior Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a warrior painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted Hand Drum -Raven 16" Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a raven painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted Indian Hand Drum -Native American Church Style Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a Native American church style painted fan and gourd rattle painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Native Painted Drum -Spirit Deer Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features deer painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Native American Painted Drum -Four Directions Bear Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a bear and the four directions painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted Indian Drum -Buffalo Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features buffalo painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted-Drum-Running-Buffalo Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a running buffalo painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted-Drum-Gecko Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a gecko lizard painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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Painted-Drum-Standing-Bear Hand painted drum made by the Tarahumara Indians. Features a single bear painted on a one sided Indian hand drum. 16" diameter.

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