ChuckBurrows Report post Posted July 10, 2012 Still dealing with some chronic health issues (and other things) that have slowed me way down over the last couple of years, but I finally got something done.... This is a pre-1850 quiver and bow case made of heavy brain tanned elk with early Cheyenne style pound bead work. Other deco includes fringe, brass beads, tin cones, horse and human hair. The base of the quiver is made of 5/16" thick neck hide the arrow points from dulling with an outer cover of rawhide to keep the points from poking through. While not a direct copy it is based on several originals A belated Christmas gift it's a companion piece to this SW style knife and sheath and Cheyenne style pipe bag --- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
countrywoman Report post Posted July 10, 2012 Your works are really ingenious. I love it rummage in your web page.... Ute Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Report post Posted July 10, 2012 Beautiful work Chuck.........as always. Have you ever considered a "how to" book on your beading? Lots of us would love to see the master at work. Best to you, Praying for your health. David Theobald Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChuckBurrows Report post Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) thanks for the kind comments and glad you enjoyed the view...BTW Ute - I live on the Southern Ute rez in SW Colorado, not a Ute myself though(mixed blood Euro,Tuscarora, and Choctaw, but not a registered member) Glad you like my website - need to update but just haven;t had the time or energy for a while..... David there are actually a number of good books and videos on beading methods (Crazy Crow is a great source)as well as the www.nativetech.org site which offers the basics in their glass beads section. I generally use the Cheyenne style of the lane (lazy) stitch and the two needle/two thread appliqué methods. I do have a start on an online tutorial for building a beaded sheath (I'm working on setting up a blog for such stuff, but "life" keeps rearing it's ugly head LOL!), I did one a while back that showed my quill work and the basics of making a rawhide lined sheath http://knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38872 . As for the style, that's really a matter of researching the subject via the internet, books, and in person visits to museums and collections. Pre-1850 work is harder to find info on but a good start is the article on the subject in the Book of Buckskinning vol 8 and it's addendum. One excellent on line source for the study of bead work and other Indian crafts is the Yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PlainsIndianSeminartwo/?yguid=174734538 One thing for me though was a bit of "advice" I received back in 1972 from an old Oglalla artisan on the Pine Ridge rez. At the time I was learning by and making a bit of money by replicating originals and when I asked the lady if I could copy one of her pieces she looked at me with a quizzical look and said, "Sure but why? The work should come from your own heart and spirit." While I continued to do replicas and still do now and again those words of wisdom changed for ever the way I viewed my own crafting no matter what type. As for my beaded Indian/Scout/mtn man gear, funny thing is about 10 years ago I came close to quitting doing any frontier gear with bead work which had always been my first love since age 8 (I'm 59) - I had gone off in another more modern direction for a while with my leather work and then on top of that my brother in-law got invalided and I gave him my beading stuff for therapy. A couple months after that though I got some longhorn beef stew bones from a neighbor and after boiling the meat down I found a hock bone that just sort of screamed war club to me. I asked a friend, knife maker Gib Guignard, if he wanted to forge a blade for me and then we decided to do a companion knife and sheath. That re-fired my 40+ year passion for "frontier" gear - due to my back issues I also found it was easier on my bod then the heavy stamping and tooling work I had gotten into and now I prefer doing this type work more than anything else and so far the fire in my gut is still burning bright - it really is my passion and now looks like it will stay that way. Here's the set Gib (RIP mi amigo) collaborated on - I added a piece of deer antler to the hock bone for a handle and made it into a quirt/club. The knife has deer leg bone handle with a piece of deer antler for a bolster. The bead work is in the pre-1850 Absaroka style. And thank you for your prayers - some issues are due to a damaged immune/systemic system and aren't really curable at this point. but slowly I'm getting them under some control I lost 50 pounds which helped - still some days it's hard to chew through the straps so to speak, but like Betty Davis said getting old isn't for sissies! Edited July 12, 2012 by ChuckBurrows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abn Report post Posted July 12, 2012 Chuck, that's some inspirational work. So glad to see someone's still taking the time to do really nice period pieces. I also enjoyed reading your "Sure, but why?" quote... There's certainly lots of wisdom in that for any craftsperson. Best, -Alex One thing for me though was a bit of "advice" I received back in 1972 from an old Oglalla artisan on the Pine Ridge rez. At the time I was learning by and making a bit of money by replicating originals and when I asked the lady if I could copy one of her pieces she looked at me with a quizzical look and said, "Sure but why? The work should come from your own heart and spirit." While I continued to do replicas and still do now and again those words of wisdom changed for ever the way I viewed my own crafting no matter what type. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
