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This rattle, called “Heavy Metal”, is hand-made at Ytre Sogn, Norway and has the following features:

• Head from red deer skin, with copper coloured acrylic paint and containing small stones.
• The handle is local juniper wood, covered with smoked buckskin leather hand-tanned by Simon.
• Embellishments of recycled metals pieces, metal chain and wax covered chord.
• Overall length is approximately 23 cm.

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This rattle called “Eye Pod”, is hand-made at Ytre Sogn, Norway and has the following features:

• Head from red deer skin, with green and bronze coloured acrylic paint, containing small stones.
• The handle is local juniper wood, covered with leather, wax-covered chord and synthetic reed.
• Overall length approximately 31 cm.

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This rattle is called “Ash and Africa” and is hand made at Ytre Sogn, Norway. It has a gentle, soft and fairly quiet sound.

• Head from a calabash from Tanzania, containing small stones.
• The handle is ash wood from Ytre Sogn, Norway. This was hand turned and finished with bark-tanned deer leather inlays.
• The wrist/ hanging strap is hand braided from 4 pieces of wax covered chord.
• Length (excluding strap) is approximately 33 cm.

For Sale: NOK 865 including postage within Norway

This rattle is called “Reunion” and is hand made at Ytre Sogn, Norway. It has quite a loud, full sound.

• Head from a calabash from Tanzania, containing stones.
• The handle is ash wood from Ytre Sogn, Norway. This was hand turned and is finished with leather inlays.
• Length is approximately 40 cm.

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This rattle is called “Short Story” and is hand made at Ytre Sogn, Norway. It has quite a loud, responsive, sharp sound.

• Head from a calabash from Tanzania, containing small stones and 4 or 5 larger stones.
• The handle is ash wood from Ytre Sogn, Norway. This was hand turned and is finished with leather inlay.
• The strap is hand-braided wax covered chord.
• Length is approximately 29 cm.

For Sale: NOK 920 including postage within Norway

This rattle is called “Big Head” and is hand made at Ytre Sogn, Norway. It has a loud, sharp sound.

• Head from a calabash from Tanzania, containing 13 hematite round beads.
• The handle is ash wood from Ytre Sogn, Norway. This was hand turned.
• Length is approximately 40 cm.

For Sale: NOK 980 including postage within Norway

This rattle is called “Life’s a Birch” and is hand made at Ytre Sogn, Norway.

• Head from a calabash from Tanzania, containing small stones.
• The handle is 100 year-old birch from southern Norway. This was hand turned.

For Sale: NOK 920 including postage within Norway

This rattle is called “Plum Jam” and is hand made at Ytre Sogn, Norway.

• Head from a calabash from Tanzania, containing small stones.
• The handle is 100 year-old plum from southern Norway. This was hand turned.
• Inset bead at the base.
• Hand-plaited wool handle.
• Please note: There are 2 small holes in the calabash head — this was not an error, the calabash was chosen with those holes present. The holes are too small for the stones to come out.

Hand made custom drum sticks made to order.

This sample is hand turned using Juniper from our forest here at Ytre Sogn. The head is filled with hand-tanned leather and covered with hand made felt from local sheep wool. There is an inset cut and polished stone at the end and the strap is hand-braided using wax covered chord.

Prices vary between around 700 to 900 kroner depending on what materials are used and the amount of work involved. For enquiries, please use the contact form by clicking here.

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Original painting by one of our colleagues, Birte Müller-Grud

• Water based oil on canvass
• 60 x 45 cm
• Unframed

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Original painting by one of our colleagues, Birte Müller-Grud

• Water based oil on canvass
• 54 x 38 cm

For Sale: NOK 300 including postage within Norway

This wristband has been woven in the UK by Lizzie Ruffell. For more hand woven items by Lizzie, go to her website by clicking the link Habetrots Cauldron.

• Designed and handwoven by Lizzie Ruffell.
• Cotton with metal edges and clasp.
• This one fits wrist up to approximately 21cm circumference.
• Total length including chain is approximately 23 cm.