Peruvian Rainstick - The Magick Moon

Peruvian Rainstick is created out love for the soothing, comforting sounds of the gentile rains.

Peruvian Rainsticks are thought to have been made for calling the rains, and really fun to play for such a lightweight instrument with a strong and prominent sound.

This Peruvian Rainstick is a rendition of the Aztec rain god with indigenous carvings. The overall finish is a medium brown to make the facial characteristics of the figures and symbols really pop and come alive.

The main figure is of the Aztec rain god with red eyes and feathers on either side of his head dress. There is a lot of details in this carving from his prominent nose to the feathers in his head dress. The second character is a depiction of a Chimu or sacrificial knife used for blood letting.

At the bottom is a natural embedded stone for added enhancement with ornate carved banding that wraps halfway around the shaft with a rainbow colored elastic wrap below and above the wooden banding. All of the carvings and enhancements are three dimensional for added depth and beauty.

It measures approximately 20 inches in length, by 1.5 inches in diameter.

Rainsticks are musical and ceremonial instruments used in ancient times. They were named after the soothing rain-like sound that these instruments produce. Traditionally, rainsticks have been used in ceremonies to invoke and honor the 'rain spirits'. According to South American legend, rainsticks are played to serenade the gods as a reminder that rain is welcomed.

Rainsticks are created of totally natural resources such as cactus limbs, bamboo stalks, or other hallowed woods, needles, and beans, rice, seeds or pebbles. This instrument generates a totally unique sound of its own and cannot be replicated by any other instrument.

If you love to hear the rains fall to the ground during a long soothing rain storm, this is the best instrument for you. It sounds as if the rain is falling to the earth while simply tilting the Rainstick from one end to the other. When it is tilted, it creates a sound unique only to this particular instrument, and cannot be found elsewhere, unless you are in an actual rainstorm.

The trick is to not let the sound be interrupted when all the beans, rice, seeds or pebbles have fallen to one end of the stick. This is done by rolling the stick at a speed that still allows the beans, rice, seeds or pebbles to make enough sound as it is turned opposite side up again.

The rainstick can be tilted 45 degrees allowing the beads to fall from one end to the other creating a sound effect like the sound of rainfall intensifying as the angle increases, it can be tapped to make a more controlled sound, or it can also be used to create percussive rhythms as a shaker. This instrument can accompany other instruments to create beautiful music, or used alone in ritual or ceremonies to represent the element of water as it makes the sound of the rain.

Get your own personal Peruvian Rainstick, and feel the spirit of the rain, element of water.

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