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Carol:

   
I made this beautiful purse as a special order for a "mother" to give to her daughter.  Turned out it was the 16 year old daughter all along and Mom wouldn't pay so someone has the opportunity to pickup a nice handmade purse at a nice discount.

Purse is made with chocolate brown elkskin
Shoulder strap is 37 inches long from corner to corner of purse
Purse has been double hand laced with hand cut lacing
Coins on front of purse are 4 buffalo head nickels with
buffalo side up and an old U.S. Silver Dollar reproductionwith Eagle side up
Various color French glass luster beads
Various color glass Crow beads
Various color glass whitewheart trade beads
Tibetan bone beads
Round and Fluted nickel plated metal beads
Purse is 9 x 12

Patti:

This is a 6 x 9 1/2 (usable area) inch elkskin medicine pouch.  It uses the natural edges of the leather on the front flap and the bottom fringe.  The beads include Tibetan hand carved bone beads, glass Crow beads, glass trade beads, glass whitehearts and glass French luster beads.  We do not use any plastic beads.  The other ornamentation consists of black abalone shell claws, an ancient buffalo tooth from an old buffalo jump, an ancient wolf tooth from an ancient buffalo jump, several handcarved bone claw replicas and an actual mountain lion claw.  The button is a hand made elk antler button.  This medicine bag has belt loops attached. This bag is completely handmade.

                Arapaho #1                       Arapaho #2                                                                                                 

Shakti:

Brooke:  Is this the correct medicine bag?

Samantha:

   

Available Now  #5

This is a large 6 x 12 inch medicine bag.  It can have either belt loops or a shoulder strap or both if desired.  The front of the bag is gold elkskin with a natural edge fringe.  The back and flap is dark brown elkskin.  I have not yet decided on a button but it will probably be a antler button.  The beads on the front drop are various colored crow beads.  The center pendant is a hand carved red pipestone buffalo pendant.  All these beads can be changed out for whatever colors you wish.  The lacing is done in alternate colors.

See Below

            #6  Available now

Here are the pipestems:

Flat stem

He has two pipestems like the first one shown above.  One is like pictured; the other is a lighter blonde color.  These are flat stems.  The darker stem is just under 24 inches and the other stem is 24 inches.  These are handcarved and are not turned on a lathe.  $95.00 each



Round stems



Combo pipestem and bowl

    $210.00




   

   

Cedar Pipe stem  $75.00

Spanish Cedar Mystery Pipe Stem  $95.00

Redwood beaded pipestem -- $20.00
   

Beaded pipestem -- $65.00                                                Beaded pipestem -- $65.00

                                                 Beaded Pine pipestem -- $15.00      

Beaded Pine pipestem -- $15.00

Pine pipestem -- $12.00

Carved antler eaglehead pipe -- $135.00

       
Large black pipestone easgle head pipe w/stem rack not included $85.00

Effigy pipe bowls below

 Here are the various pipe bowls

   

Alabaster Plains style pipe  $65.00   4 inches long and 3 inches high     White Alabaster  Plains style pipe $85.00 6 1/2 x 2 1/4 $85

Red Pipestone Eagle head Pipe --- $75  4 1/2 inches long and 2 inches high

   
Red Pipestone pipe ----$80.00  7 inches long and 1 1/2 inches high

Hopi Kachina pin from Fred Harvey period.  Bell trading post was major supplier to the Harvey outlets --$55 HOLD

Bear pin by Albert Cleveland.  Probably from the late 1970's -- $80   Sold

        
Cutout Hobo Art U.S. Half Dollar -- $17.50                 Bear claw pendant on sterling base -- $45  SOLD

Fossil Mammoth Ivory hand carved pendant -- $65                        Fossil Mammoth Ivory hand carved pendant -- $70

        
Nickel silver Medicine Wheel -- $25                                                Paua shell Pendant from Hawaii -- $20  SOLD

Hand carved bone pendant -- $22     Sold                                           Fossil Mammoth Ivory habd carved pendant -- $55

       
Antiqued carved bone pendant -- $22                                 Bear claw pendant with creamy blue turquoise and red coral, Old, $75

                          
Bear Claw with Turquoise and red coral --$70      Coin on antler pendant- replica of 1905 U.S. gold coin -- $15

Domed Silver Dollar reproduction -- $15                       Nicely stamped Navajo pin with Morenci Turquoise -- $65

I also have domed Mercury head dimes, Indian head pennies, eagle quarters (not old style).  I can get domed U. S. half dollars and silver dollars.

If interested please let me know and I will give you pricing. 

Chocolate brown 2

   
                                                                       Fossil feathers 

This is an unfinished pouch that is 7 x 9 inches.  The back and flap are dark brown elkskin.  The front is hand made, brain tanned, Indian smoked deerskin.  The flap is a natural edge and this pouch can have belt loops, a shoulder strap or both if desired.  Side fringe can be added to this pouch as desired and the can be how ever one wants.

This is a 6 x 9 inch medicine bag.  The back and flap are dark brown elkskin.  The front is hand made, brain tanned, Indian smoked deerskin.  The medicine wheel is beaded by a Native American lady right onto the leather.  The beads can be changed to desired colors.  This is a very traditional medicine bag and it can have belt loops, a shoulder strap or both if desire<>

   
2.  Here is another hand carved pipe.  This is cedar with four complete twists.  Pretty traditional and very hard to come by.   Not including the bowl nipple this stem is 22 inches long.     SOLD  

3.  This is a Spanish cedar pipe stem.  Not including the bowl nipple this stem is 28 1/2 inches long.  $95  Bowl not included

   
4.    6 inch four winds pipe bowl     SOLD

5.     SOLD

6.  $55

7.  $65.00   

 The following are some of the beads we regularly use on our leather items.  These are various types of mostly glass beads, we don't use any plastic beads.           

Whiteheart beads

Czechoslavakian Glass Crow Beads

French Glass Luster Beads

Misc. Beads from the back: American flag bead, turquoise colored glass bead, baby conch shell bead, red clay over green glass, striped sand cast bead, Tibetan bone bead, chevron slice.

Baby Conch shell beads .45 each

Very old red clay over green glass beads .50 each

Ostrich shell heishi .35 ea.

Old Tibetan red coral rounds--$4.00

Old Tibetan red coral tubes--$4,00

glass trade beads--$2.25 esach

Bali silver tubes --$4.00 each

Bone Beads

Italian Hand Painted Blue Beads (These are old) $0.75

Bone Beads that have stars cut into it (old?)

Old Tibetan Bone Beads (usually put a couple of these on my purses.  These are old)  $0.75 ea

Green Sand Cast Beads (These are old)  $0.75 ea

Sterling silver plated bead (usually put 2-3 of these on my purses)  $0.65 ea

Wrapped Brass wire Beads from Africa (These are old)  $1.75 ea

Wrapped Brass wire Beads from Africa (These are old)  $1.75 ea

Unusual Wooden Beads (often put two of these on my funky purses)

These are the red clay over green glass beads from the 1700's  $0.50 ea

Incised bone disk beads

These are the cobalt blue beads from the 1800's  $0.25 ea

Fluted Bone beads - New $0.65 ea

Sterling silver tube beads - New  $3.75 ea

Turqoise Nugget

Group of unusual beads some are wooden, bone and sand cast