Large Chilean Cactus Rainstick Retablos He was a god of

He was a god of young warriors and his image was in every home when the Toxiuhmolpilia festival (New Fire Ceremony) was held once every 52 years to ensure that the sun was renewed at the end of a calendar period

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An ideal set for those with an interest in Tibetan Buddhism

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Large Chilean Cactus Rainstick Retablos He was a god ofThis larger version of our attractive rainsticks is made from a length of naturally fallen cactus. After being dried, the nail like spines are pushed back into the hollow body of the instrument in a helix formation. The instrument is then filled with tiny gravel before the ends are sealed shut. When the rainstick is upended to a vertical position, the gravel falls slowly through the spines down the length of the cactus. As it does this it creates an