This OOAK Rattle/Shaker is made of:
4 Aluminum Horseshoes
Rawhide Lace: Elk and Horse
19 sets tambourine jingles
1 pairs of Zils: 1 Stainless Steel, 1 Brass
4 large metal beads
6 Brass Gunghroo Bells
Steel Baling Wire
It makes a JOYFUL noise unto the spirits! This unique rattle has a good deal of volume.
NOTE: The picture with my hand shows a different 4-horseshoe Shaker; included for size reference.
These SISTRUM-style shakers are crafted from used, cleaned aluminum horseshoes. Sistrums are one of the oldest musical instruments, shaken during religious ceremonies, invoking and signaling the presence of the divine. They are part of our Witch Doctor collection as the traditional uses of shakers includes clearing space of negative influences and entraining the human nervous system into Altered/Shamanic States of Consciousness.
The HORSESHOE has long been a symbol of good fortune and protection against evil. The blacksmith in many traditions has long been associated with orders magic due to the primal and elemental nature of his craft; the 10th Century St. Dunstan was a blacksmith and the story goes that the devil (who had cloven hooves, not feet) appeared and demanded to be shoed. Dunstan seized the moment, and fulfilled the devil's request, but intentionally used nails too long or too hot or both, and would only remove the shoes if the devil vowed to never cross a threshold protected by a horseshoe.
Product code: Four Horseshoe Shaman Sistrum/Shaman orders Rattle! 001611