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Tying Up A Peyote Water Drum<\/h1>\n

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Tying Up A Peyote Water Drum<\/h1>\n

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  • #6 or #7 3-legged kettle without bail lugs (“ears”)<\/li>\n
  • Drum hide: circular, cut 7″-8″ larger in diameter than the kettle rim; smoked, brain tanned buckskin is preferred, though commercial, double-sueded hide may be substituted. (German tan smoked hide is the best commercial hide for this.) The brain tanned hide may be of elk, deer or moose. To cut the hide, place it on the ground and place the kettle over it. Draw a circle on the hide about 3 1\/2″ – 4″ out from the edge of the kettle, resulting in a hide that’s 7″-8″ larger in diameter than the kettle itself. Cut the hide using very sharp scissors. (Note: After tying and using the drum a few times, you may find that the hide has stretched so that the rocks are too low. It is okay to then cut the head to a smaller diameter.)<\/li>\n
  • 7 large marbles or round rocks, all of even size<\/li>\n
  • 30′ rope – 1\/8″ – 3\/8″, either nylon or sisal (1\/8″ is preferred)<\/li>\n
  • Antler tine: elk or large deer, approx. 6″ long; substitute 3\/8″-1\/2″ diameter hardwood dowel shaped to a dull point on one end.<\/li>\n
  • Peyote drumstick made of hardwood such as ebony, rosewood, bois d’arc, cocobola, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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    Viewing the following video will help with understanding the written steps. Just watch the entire video through to get the concept of what you are doing with the marbles (or rocks) and the rope as it is woven about to create a fine sounding Peyote Water Drum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>