Carrying on the crafting traditions passed down from his mother and the spiritual wisdom of his ancestors, Alex Mermao creates these cheerful, butterfly-themed mini maracas, which produce the sound of the Peruvian rainforest. From his home situated along the Amazon river, Alex crafts these mini maracas from dried and carved calabash gourds, with palm wood handles, feathers and acrylic thread. This pair of maracas is fashioned after those used for the traditional ayahuasca ceremony, in which a shaman shakes the small instruments while singing magical songs, known as ikaros.

• Calabash gourd, palm wood, artificial feathers, acrylic thread
• 0.12 lbs
• Each: 9 inches H x 2.4 inches W x 2.4 inches D