Native American Flutes

The didgeridoo is a powerful tool for healing. It helps facilitate our spiritual awakening process, and sonically connects us with the Earth.

The didgeridoo is one of the oldest instruments known to man. It is believed that this instrument was made by the Aborigines of Australia no less than 40,000 years ago. Called "Yidaki" by the Native Australians, this instrument is still made and played today by the inhabitants of the Northern region of Australia known as Arnhemland.

Australian Didgeridoos have traditionally been made by first finding an appropriate hollow branch from a species of eucalyptus known as a gum tree. These branches have been naturally hollowed out by termites that meticulously consume the nutrient rich center leaving the outer walls in tact. Australian didgeridoos are frequently painted in a style known as pointillism. Images on these didgeridoos generally tell a story and are frequently used in religious ceremony.

When a yucca matures it sends a large stalk up from it's center which terminates in a beautiful cluster of white flowers. The yuccas we use to make didgeridoos die after they have flowered and produced seeds. When harvesting these stalks, care must be taken to select only those stalks that have been dead for approximately two years. By doing this, we not only honor the plants reproductive cycle, but we also have allowed the stalk to fully dry and cure. The pointy leaves are gently pealed back and the stalk is cut as close to the base of the plant as possible. Following the removal of the stalk, the remaining seeds are dispersed and any left over mess is cleaned up and neatly stacked in a concealed place.

Yucca stalks are not naturally hollow. They are filled with a soft fibrous pulp that must first be removed by either splitting the stalk and removing the pulp, or by reaming. The interior surface is then sanded smooth, and the two halves glued back together. Once this is done, the interior and exterior surfaces are sealed with several coats of a hard non toxic resin. A mouthpiece made from bee's wax is applied and the didgeridoo is done.

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