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Shipibo-Conibo Shamanic Rattle (Maraca) – Visions of the Medicine
£44.00
Size: Large
Origin: Shipibo-Conibo Tribe, Peruvian Amazon
This authentic Shipibo-Conibo shamanic rattle, known traditionally as a Maraca, is not merely a ceremonial instrument - it is a living vessel of vibration, prayer, and visionary architecture. Handcrafted by indigenous artisans of the Shipibo-Conibo tribe of the Peruvian Amazon, this sacred shaker carries generations of plant wisdom encoded through sound and geometry.
The body is formed from a naturally grown and sun-dried Amazonian gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), carefully hollowed and cured through traditional processes. Within it rest sacred seeds or river stones that create a dry, organic resonance - a tone reminiscent of jungle wind, rustling leaves, and the subtle murmur of spirits moving between worlds. The handle is shaped from sturdy Amazonian hardwood, grounding the instrument with stability and balance. At the crown, a cotton fibre tassel symbolises connection to the Upper World and the unseen realms of guidance.
The Shipibo-Conibo are recognised as masters of Kené, the intricate visionary geometric system revealed during communion with sacred master plants. These patterns are not decorative - they are vibrational codes. Each line mirrors sound frequency. Each symmetry reflects energetic structure. In ceremony, the maraca becomes an extension of the Icaro - the sacred medicine song - shaping, weaving, and recalibrating the energetic field.
This rattle is available exclusively in Large size, offering a deeper, fuller resonance suited for ceremonial use, space clearing, and group energy work. Its sound carries weight. It does not whisper - it establishes presence.
Each piece is entirely unique. No pattern is duplicated. No two sound signatures are identical.
Spirit & Carving
This large ceremonial rattle carries two distinct languages of sacred geometry, each speaking to a different layer of the shaman’s map. The head is dark and beautifully etched with pale, hand-scratched linework; the handle is natural wood, grounded and simple, allowing the artwork to remain the voice. A light tassel crowns the top, and the neck is bound with bright threadwork (notably blue and yellow at the handle collar, with magenta near the tassel), giving it the feeling of a consecrated tool rather than a mere instrument.
One side bears Shipibo Kené - that characteristic labyrinthine, interlocking patterning that looks like a cosmic circuit-board of the rainforest, a visual hymn of order within the unseen. The lines fold into one another with intentional symmetry, forming stepped pathways and micro-rivers of geometry that evoke the idea of energetic channels, protection fields, and the “coded” structure of reality that Shipibo shamans describe in visionary states. This is the kind of design that doesn’t just decorate; it organises space, like a woven prayer that holds a room steady.
The other side is different in tone, yet perfectly complementary: a centred diamond field holding a square spiral - a deliberate inward-turning path that speaks of initiation, focus, and the controlled return to the core. Around it sit four triangular corner forms, giving the whole face a directional intelligence, like a compass of spirit. The spiral suggests movement through layers: into the centre for truth, then outward again with clarity - a reminder that real power is not chaos, but pattern, rhythm, and return.
As a ritual object, this rattle is built for stronger work (and yes — this listing is Large only). It looks made to carry a deeper sonic presence: a tool for calling attention, sealing prayer, clearing heaviness from the edges of a space, and guiding trance-like focus through repetitive, intentional cadence.
Energetically, this rattle carries qualities of:
- Opening energetic pathways
- Clearing stagnation from rooms or aura
- Supporting ceremonial environments
- Assisting integration after plant medicine journeys
- Strengthening intuitive and visionary perception
This is a rattle of harmonic expansion - outward-radiating, field-weaving, and space-stabilising.
About the Shipibo-Conibo People
The Shipibo-Conibo inhabit the Ucayali River basin of the Peruvian Amazon and are among the most respected keepers of Ayahuasca knowledge. Their healers, known as Onaya, use song and vibration as primary tools of healing. The Kené patterns they paint and carve are said to be “seen” in visionary states and represent the underlying energetic blueprint of existence.
These patterns function as spiritual cartography - maps of frequency and alignment. When applied to ceremonial tools such as maracas, they transform sound into structure.
To hold a Shipibo maraca is to hold condensed cosmology - shaped by river, jungle, and ancestral memory.
Energetic & Symbolic Highlights
• Authentic Shipibo-Conibo craftsmanship
• Natural Amazonian gourd body
• Hardwood handle
• Seed/stone-filled resonant core
• Large ceremonial size (deep resonance)
• Central Kené mandala portal design
• Serpent-border protective geometry
• Upper World fibre tassel
• One-of-a-kind visionary carving
Quantity
Only 1 left in stock
Usage & Ritual
This rattle is a ceremonial instrument and should be approached with presence and clear intention. Before working with it, take a quiet moment to ground yourself. Hold it in both hands, close your eyes, and consciously set your purpose - whether that is cleansing, protection, prayer, ancestral connection, or guidance within personal ceremony.
The sound of the rattle carries rhythm through space and through the subtle body. In Amazonian traditions, the repetitive pulse supports altered states of awareness, clears stagnant energy, and calls in benevolent spirits. Use steady, intentional movements rather than chaotic shaking. Allow the sound to become circular and rhythmic, as though weaving a sonic pattern around your body or sacred space.
You may move it gently around the head, heart, and solar plexus to cleanse and realign energy, or use it while chanting, singing icaros, or speaking prayers. When working in group ceremony, the rattle can be used to open and close the space, mark transitions, or anchor participants back into the body after deep inner journeys.
Treat the instrument with respect. Store it in a clean, quiet place when not in use. Do not allow others to handle it casually if it has been dedicated for ritual work. Over time, as it is used with clear intention, it becomes energetically attuned to you and your ceremonial path.
Above all, use it with reverence. The power of the rattle lies not only in its carving or sound, but in the consciousness and sincerity you bring to it.
