Tobacco Prayer
Flute in Low Dm
Resonantly
and
soulfully tuned to a low Dm
pentatonic scale (A=440),
this
Tree
Tobacco ( Nicotiana
glauca
) Prayer Flute was bored out unsplit,
maintaining the natural
appearance and integrity of the
branch. Most of the
bark has
been
retained, well sealed to prevent separation from
the wood.
The branch's
broken end
has been inlaid with crushed Abalone shell,
as has the knot in
the
bird. Elk
lacing, adorned with two abalone beads,
lends its spirit and strength to secure 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 drilled into the air chamber. The
whole
branch has been well
sealed, inside and out, so that neither of
the alkaloids in
Tree
Tobacco
(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)
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Price Includes:
A high
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