Crystal Ascension Silk Screened Hand Drums Catalog

We proudly offer many Sweet Medicine Drum designs. Just click on one of the images immediately below or scroll the page down for specific information about each drum. Sweet Medicine Drums are handcrafted with the utmost care and attention to detail, using only top quality materials. The drums are stretched and strung in the traditional way, using natural, top grain rawhide. Drum designs are hand-silk screened, using non-toxic inks guaranteed not to chip, fade, scratch or impair the drum's superb tone.
Ancient Wisdom Drums by Casey Jones
Drums Designs by B. J. Quintana
Drums Designs by Carl Winters
ArtBeat Drums Designs

	Item   Handprint Drum         Artist   Casey Jones         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
The handprint was the first artist's signature. At once individual and universal, it symbolizes our unity as Earth family-citizens, the indigenous Earth-tribe of humans. The eternal spiral of creation is in the palm of the hand.

	Item   Oracle Drum         Artist   Casey Jones         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
The signs of the zodiac and the ancient runes, both geocentric oracles, surround the fertile, vibrant Earth. This drum may be used consciously to ask for the answer to a pressing concern.

	Item   Om Zia Drum         Artist   Casey Jones         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
The drumbeat echoes the "Om", vibratory sound of the universe, whose Sanskrit symbol is encircled here by the Zia, ancient Pueblo symbol for the sun. The top, bottom, left, and right rays represent the four directions, the four seasons, the four stages of life and the four stages of the day, respectively.

	Item   Goddess Drum         Artist   Casey Jones         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
The goddess figure, representing all wise-woman energy, celebrates with a shaman's drum, playing the universal heartbeat to commune with all living things. In her womb is the eternal spiral of creation. Water, symbolizing feminine energy, surrounds her.

	Item   Celtic Drum         Artist   Casey Jones         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
The richness of Celtic knotwork, with no beginning and no end, reflects the interconnectedness of all things. The four entwined hearts in the center of the cross symbolize friendship.

	Item   Cosmos Drum         Artist   Casey Jones         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
The wisdom and knowledge of all Meso-American cultures is combined in the Aztec Calendar, a complex combination of many different calendars. The figure of the Aztec sun god, representing masculine energy, is encircled by the planets, the stars and the serpents, representing the balance of male and female energy.

	Item   The Biting Bear Drum         Artist   B. J. Quintana         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
The bear is a symbol of power and protection. As territorial guardian of the Red Earth, he is the encircling sentinel of the Earth Mother and the Place of Emergence.

	Item   The Dance of the Serpents Drum         Artist   B. J. Quintana         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
The snakes, representing the lifewaters, are surrounded by lightning. The swirling creation dance of the serpents forms the land masses and reveals the Sipapu, the Place of Emergence.

	Item   The Keeper Drum         Artist   B. J. Quintana         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
Wise and swift, the rabbit is a sacred animal in many indigenous cultures worldwide. Keeper of the Great Secret, he is a Guardian, standing watch over all points of the Mother Earth.

	Item   Kokopelli: The Joybringer Drum         Artist   B. J. Quintana         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
The Kokopelli is an ancient graphic figure in many indigenous cultures, symbolizing male energy, fertility, long life and happiness. His music is a prayer for all living things.

	Item   The Deer Dance Drum         Artist   B. J. Quintana         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
The deer is a sacred animal placed on earth for the care of humankind. The Deer Dance, performed by many tribes, honors the animal spirit and symbolizes the connection and balance between man and animal.

	Item   The Eagle Drum         Artist   B. J. Quintana         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
Widely recognized as a powerful being, the eagle is a symbol of strength, courage and great wisdom. Soaring the heavens of the four directions, it sees all things.

	Item   Eagle Messenger Drum         Artist   Carl Winters         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
As messenger to and from the Creator, the sacred Eagle possesses courage, truth and strength. Symbols of lightning, stars and feathers adorn this design, with silhouetted eagles soaring into the four quarters of the universe.

	Item   Horse Coming Drum         Artist   Carl Winters         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
Symbols of water and tipis represent the coming of the horse across the ocean from the European to the Indian world (the black inner circle), the hoop of life. The hoof tracks in four directions show the spread of the horse across North America.

	Item   Blessing Turtle Drum         Artist   Carl Winters         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
Symbolizing protection and a long, blessed life, the turtle's wavy forked lines indicate spiritual qualities. The repetitive circles within the shell pertain to the hoop of life, and the inner blue circle represents water, source of life, and the womb.

	Item   Hunting Wolf Drum         Artist   Carl Winters         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
Hunter, traveler and survivor in the cycle of creation, the wolf was once plentiful across the four directions. This design was inspired by traditional beadwork and quillwork motifs, as well as by ancient paintings on animal hides.

	Item   Buffalo Spirit Drum         Artist   Carl Winters         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
The buffalo, once profuse, sustained the Indian people. The 4 feathers and 4 buffaloes aligned in the 4 directions reflect their plenitude as well as the importance of the number 4 in D/N/Lakota spirituality. The central image is the spirit of the buffalo.

	Item   Charging Bear Drum         Artist   Carl Winters         Prices   14 inch -- $216 16 inch -- $240 18 inch -- $276
Possessing courage, strength and quickness, the bear's lightning motif designates powerful spiritual qualities. This stylized, circular interpretation, inspired by historical hide paintings, symbolizes the bear in the hoop of life.

	Item   Millennium Labyrinth Drum         Artist   ArtBeat         Prices   16 inch -- $240
This striking octagonal labyrinth design is a woodblock-style variation of the St. Quentin Pavement Maze. The maze is hand silk screened using non-toxic ink, with a hand painted rainbow background. Follow the black stones to the hand print at center, symbolizing our Earth-tribe Unity. The border of evenly balanced male-female energy further illustrates our vision for the new millennium.

	Item   Eternal Spiral Drum         Artist   ArtBeat         Prices   16 inch -- $240
In this petroglyph-inspired design, the lizards are emerging from the spiral, the doorway through which they are born out of Mother Earth.

	Item   Double Kokopelli Drum         Artist   ArtBeat         Prices   16 inch -- $240
A symbol of fertility and joy, kokopelli's image abounds on pottery and rock art throughout the Southwest and Northern Mexico.

	Item   Anasazi Petroglyph Drum         Artist   ArtBeat         Prices   16 inch -- $240
From Nine-Mile Canyon in Utah, this ancient panel depicts a shaman and shield figure, an ambushing warrior and various quadrupeds.

	Item   Bear Shield Drum         Artist   ArtBeat         Prices   16 inch -- $240
Symbolizing strength and protection, the bear is found on shields and tipis throughout the Great Plains tribes.

	Item   Dancing Buffalo Woman Drum         Artist   ArtBeat         Prices   16 inch -- $240
This petroglyph-inspired design shows a native woman dancing joyfully. Her dance honors the buffalo, once a source of sustenance for Native American People.

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