Handcrafted Juju Seed Shell Bar Chime
The Juju Seed Shell Bar Chime has Juju Duckvine seed shells hung in several strands from a wooden bar.
Dozens of shells hang together, so one pass of the hand starts a cascade of layered, resonant tones.
The chime sounds when played by hand or moved by air. Hang it from one point in a window, in a hallway or on a sheltered porch.
Activities often associated with creativity, learning, and leisure can also play a meaningful role in cognitive and emotional well-being.
Reading, writing, listening to music, and playing an instrument do more than provide entertainment or creative expression. Research suggests that these activities can help individuals explore, express, understand, and regulate emotional experiences. Music has been associated with emotion-regulation processes and mood management (Peters et al., 2024; Chong et al., 2024), expressive writing has been linked to emotional processing and reflection (Pennebaker, 2018), and reading has been associated with emotional understanding, empathy, and perspective-taking (Rezende & Shigaeff, 2023; Luperini, 2021). These activities also engage cognitive systems involved in language, attention, and memory (Kunert et al., 2015; Maess et al., 2001; Patel, 2003; Yurgil et al., 2020). Musical and linguistic activities draw on shared neural resources for processing structured information, including syntax (Kunert et al., 2015; Maess et al., 2001; Patel, 2003), while music training has been associated with working-memory processes and executive functioning (Yurgil et al., 2020). Reading, writing, and music may support emotional well-being and cognitive development while strengthening communication, memory, attention, emotional understanding, and self-regulation.
Details
- Product: Bar chime
- Primary material: Juju Duckvine seed shells
- Secondary material: Wooden bar
- Construction: Handcrafted; hand-polished shells, multi-strand stringing
- Sound profile: Layered, resonant tones
- Sourcing: Naturally fallen seed shells; sustainably collected
- Played by: Hand or moving air
- Variation: Shape, size and sound vary between pieces
