Indigenous Rattle Making Workshop
Languages
English
Discipline
Visual Arts
Availability
In-Person
Number of participants
30
Themes
Indigenous Cultures
Age
Children ages 12 - 18, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
About this program
Participants will work with raw genuine natural materials such as sinew, rawhide, and wood to create their own rattle. While participants are working on sewing up, wrapping and filling their rattles. Aurora will discuss the history of rattles and how-to sources materials for rattles in a sustainable and respectful way. At the end of this workshop, each participant will have their own rattle with their desired tone as well as knowledge on how Indigenous peoples harvest raw materials while conserving natural resources such as wood and deer.
Artist
Pricing
One 2-hour session: $400 + HST
Two 2-hour sessions: $650 + HST
Three 2-hour sessions: $850 + HST
Materials: 10$ per student