🦉 Keeper of Secrets – 16 inch Shamanic Drum with beater.

🦉 Keeper of Secrets – 16″ Shamanic Drum with beater.

A hand-crafted 16-inch goatskin drum on an ash hoop, laced in a five-direction  and marked with a burned owl-tree sigil — the sign of the silent watcher and wisdom keeper.

🌿 The Spirit-Story

Long before it became a drum, this ash tree stood quietly at the edge of an ancient woodland. Night after night, owls swept past its branches, carrying secrets from the dark. The tree learned to hold what it heard — the whispered prayers of wanderers, the sighs of wind, the songs no one dared speak aloud.

When the tree’s time ended, its wood was shaped into a perfect circle. Goat hide — supple, alive with memory — was stretched and bound, creating a vessel for rhythm. Into the rim an owl rooted in the earth was burned, marking this drum as a Keeper of Secrets.

Its voice is deep yet nimble, carrying the medicine of the silent observer — one who listens beyond words and calls forth truths hidden in the dark. Each beat travels like wings through night, returning with fragments of wisdom.

🪶 Materials

Frame: Ash wood (light yet strong; bridge between worlds)

Skin: Natural goatskin (responsive, clear, earthy tone)

Size: 16″ diameter — balanced depth and clarity

Lacing: Five-direction woven handle, wrapped for comfort and strength

Markings: Burned owl-tree sigil on the inside rim

Shipping: Free postage within Ireland