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Tobacco
Magic
Flute in Am
Sweetly and resonantly tuned to an Am
(A=440) pentatonic scale, modes 1&4, playing
three upper
register
notes, this Tobacco ( Nicotiana
glauca
) Magic Flute, was bored out unsplit,
leaving the
natural
strength, beauty and integrity of the
branch intact.
Danburite crystal
points
(A grade) are set in each of the
branch's nodes,
like the buds of a living tree, allowing for the
healing properties
of Danburite
to join in harmonious synergy with the prayerful
spirit of Tobacco. And whenever this
flute's air column
vibrates
in the expression of its sound, it also vibrates
the crystals, creating
through the piezoelectric effect a very subtle
electricity that
amplifies
the healing intent of the player.
This very special branch
flute measures 20" in
length, with four tuning/direction holes.
Elk
lacing, with Danburite and wood
beads, secures the
bird to her nest. To help prevent wetout,
the bird has been
fitted with a cedar shoe. A drain hole,
covered by the
lacing, has
been designed into the air chamber. The
flute has been well
sealed, inside and out, so that neither of
the alkaloids in Nicotiana
glauca
(nicotine and anabasine) come into contact with
the player.
Tree
Tobacco is a
species of wild tobacco native to South America
that can
grow to the size of a small tree. It has
naturalized to other parts of the world,
including here in Southern
California where the Cahuilla Indians used its
leaves "interchangeably with
other tobacco species in hunting rituals and as
a poultice to treat
swellings, bruises, cuts, wounds, boils, sores,
inflamed throat, and
swollen glands." (source)
Various
types of tobacco have been used
traditionally in
native cultures throughout the Americas as
offerings to the
spirits, for planting, for gathering food, for
healings and for the Native American Pipe
Ceremony. (source)
The
Tree
Tobacco used for this flute was
gathered with respect and deep gratitude
for her
existence, from an
area slated for development, shortly before
the
bulldozers would have plowed her under.
Her life continues
now as a spirit-filled flute of natural magic,
especially suited for
prayerful, healing
intentions.
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SOLD
Price
includes:
Shipping,
Happiness
Guarantee Return Policy, Lifetime
Warranty, Tax
and
a
high
quality, Dryad Flute Pouch, custom made
for this
flute by Sabine!
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