| Are you looking for a great rustic decorating idea? | | | | choice and have a special significance to these Native |
| Try using painted drums, made by Native American | | | | people. The medium, with which they choose to |
| Indians, to give your home true, southwestern style. | | | | paint, is different among drum painters and is a |
| I was recently looking for a good way to redecorate | | | | matter of personal preference. Some Native |
| my home and give it a rustic, western flare, and | | | | American artists still use hand ground natural dyes, |
| started buying great American Indian accessories for | | | | though paint has also become an acceptable medium |
| rustic home decorating. I ended up buying two | | | | as traditional drums make room for modern |
| beautiful painted drums that incorporated the perfect | | | | expressions of culture and creativity. |
| southwest style in my home and gave it the rustic | | | | Just like the variations of mediums used to paint the |
| feel that I was searching for. The thing I like most | | | | drums, you will also see that drumming traditions vary |
| about these painted drums is how they portray a | | | | between tribes. Some tribes use large drums while |
| true reflection of American Indian life and work | | | | gathered in a circle around it, while the drums of |
| through the paintings. | | | | other tribes are custom and personally decorated by |
| Perhaps you are like me and truly admire the | | | | the drummer. Now days it is very hard to find true |
| authentic creativity of Native American art. As you | | | | ceremonial drums, but the American Indian hand |
| study the origin of these paintings you will be amazed | | | | drums of the Tarahumara Indians are among the |
| at how the artistic spirit of the American Indians can | | | | most authentic Native drums created for playing in |
| be seen in the painted drum. The beautiful hand | | | | drumming circles or for southwest home design. |
| painted drum heads serve as a gallery for the | | | | Drum painting is definitely a beautiful art and an |
| expressions and motives of Indigenous life. Because | | | | important part of the rich heritage of the Indigenous |
| the American Indian drum artists find their inspiration | | | | people. The painted drum has come to identify both |
| through the work of their ancestors, owning one of | | | | the drummer and the tribe, as well as preserve the |
| these Native drums gives you the unique privilege of | | | | Indian culture through paintings of nature and legend. |
| being part of many generations of Native American | | | | If you are drawn to the authentic values of the |
| artists. Each new line of Native drum artists creates | | | | American Indians, you will certainly enjoy adding rustic |
| their work, mingled with the past, to bring forth a | | | | style to your home decorating. You can easily find |
| truly unique handcrafted piece. | | | | these Native drums online or in stores that sell rustic |
| As you learn about the history of painted drums, you | | | | and southwest home decor, and bring American |
| will find that animal drums have always been the | | | | Indian culture to life in your home with the wonderful |
| predominant Native American musical instruments of | | | | art of painted drums. |