These wonderful rattles are made by Barbara Ocskai of Soul Proprietor, who is a teacher and crafter of ancient sacred medicine ways and sacred ceremonial objects. Rattles are sacred gifts from our ancestors, from the animals and plants that are used in creating them, and from our Divine. Rattles have been used in ceremony in just about every culture on Earth, connecting mankind with our Creator. Rattles can be used individually or tribally. They symbolize the animals, plants, and minerals in whose image they are made. This rattle is made of Elk hide and the handle is from a Lilac tree.