Taos Drums

All life is rhythmic. We see it in the coming and going of day and night. the ebb and flow of tides. The swaying of trees in the wind. We hear it in the patter of rain. The repetition of footsteps. The beating of the human heart. We respond to rhythm when we sense it-and seek it out when it is not present for it is invariably pleasant. Little wonder that throughout the history of mankind, people from all over the world have prized drums-the instruments of rhythm.

Perhaps no other people have attached a greater significance to the spirit of the drum than the Indian tribes of North America.

The drum has played an inherent role in the lives of Native Americans for centuries. prior to battle, the beat of the drum aroused a sense of strength and solidarity. in gatherings of celebration, it created a sense of social and spiritual harmony.

In Taos, New Mexico, pueblo Indians continue to express their deep spiritual awareness through ceremonial dances accompanied by the resonant pulsation of the drum.

It is at the foot of the Sangria de Cristo mountains, in two venerable, five-story adobe dwellings, where the Taos Drum originated. And in the workshops of Taos Drums (R), native craftsmen from Taos Pueblo continue the age-old tradition of drum making.

Every drum is handmade from natural materials and renewable resources over a year-long process. Drum frames are created from wood native to Northern New Mexico-cottonwood, aspen or pine. All trees are harvested in a sustainable way under conscientious environmental standards.

Logs are stripped of bark, hollowed out, cut into sections, then stored in a warehouse and slowly dried to prevent cracking. Dried wood is then leveled, rounded and sanded.

Drum heads are made from cow, goat, sheep, deer, buffalo or elk hides that have been thoroughly cleaned and scraped to maintain the highest level of sound, appearance and durability. After soaking the rawhide to make it pliable, then the hide is hand-scalloped, stretched and secured with rawhide lacing to the frame.

Over the years, Taos Drums have gained international recognition. Share in the spirit of the drum.

Drums are priced from $75 for hoop and tambourine drums, to $600 for a 36" Pow Wow drum.

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