PLEASE NOTE - Rattles will vary slightly to the picture as each one is unique , like the crystal itself, so will not be completely identical to the images seen on product listed. This ceremonial maraca is very unique & has a truly magical energy. very special hand-made shamanic rattle/shaker instrument, made by our artisan friend Jaguar & Eagle Design With Large Lemurian Quartz Crystal Handle , Native Chrysocolla Stone & Macaw Feathers. Made in Peru’s Sacred Valley outside of Cusco. Theses traditional rattles are a key element in Andean shamanic work & plant medicine ceremonies. A lovely handmade instrument that features a leather casing that is filled with seeds and/or small ceramic beads, which is then hand-stitched together. It is exquisite, rustic & has a pleasing tone which is mid-range & gentle, ideal for musical accompaniment, singing, etc. they make a very relaxing sound, very suttle & soft. Rattles can be used easily while dancing, chanting & invoking power, while moving about or sitting down & are also used for cleansing energy fields… Shamans use sound to enter trance states for healing & accessing the Otherworlds, & for causing shifts & changes in their own & other peoples’ energy fields. Sound has powerful effects on the body, the brain & the mind, & the sounds made by rattles are said by native peoples around the world to attract the attention of helpful Spirits. Jaguar & Eagle Shamanic Ceremonial Maraca With Large Lemurian Quartz Crystal Handle