Percussion

2 Peruvian Amazon Hand-Engraved Shakers

SKU: SHAKE-BUT2
$72.00
3 in stock

A pair of hand-engraved Peruvian Amazon butterfly shakers producing crisp, layered percussion rooted in Amazonian artisan tradition.

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Specifications

Dimensions12" × 5" × 5"
Weight0.5 lbs
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About This Instrument

These paired shakers are made in the Amazon region using natural materials and decorated with hand-engraved butterfly motifs that speak to the region's extraordinary biodiversity. Played together, they produce a crisp, layered rhythm well suited to lead percussion, accompaniment, or ceremonial use. The pair format naturally creates call-and-response patterns — one hand following the other — which can itself become a meditative discipline. A cultural artifact and a genuinely expressive musical tool.

Harmonic Philosophy

Rhythm is the original medicine. Hand-engraved Peruvian shakers carry the artistic traditions of the Amazon basin alongside their sonic function, connecting the player to one of the world's most biologically and spiritually diverse landscapes.

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