Thursday, December 9, 2010

RIFLE SCABBARDS gun cases / rifle cases of the Plains, Crow, Sioux Apache, Cheyenne, etc., made by Native Arts Trading


This Crow Rife Scabbard /Gun Case

Crow rifle case is based on a old one from ca. 1870 - 1880, the only difference is that the client wanted his brand incorporated into the design.

Lazy stitch and applique' beadwork, crow beads, trade cloth, calico, deer skin, etc.





NATIVE AMERICAN HEADDRESS / WAR BONNET

Sioux Double Trailer Headdress

Iron Tail (or Cinte Muzza) an Oglala Sioux - fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. He also performed with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show during the 1890's and with the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West show from 1913 to 1916. He died of pneumonia on May 28, 1916 while traveling to his homeland, the hills of South Dakota. Iron Tail was one of three models for the Indian Head nickel.


This replica was inspired by Iron Tail's trailer war bonnet


This headdress also featured in the film "Hyde Park on Hudson" (2012) starring Bill Murray. The headdress was worn by Jonathan Brewer playing the part of Ish-ti-opi

NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN (PLAINS INDIAN) - BUFFALO FUR HEADDRESS



Cheyenne Buffalo Horn Headdress 

buffalo fur, hand polished buffalo horns, calico, feather, hawk bell, lazy stitch beadwork, glass seed beads, red fox fur, ermine, etc.



CHEYENNE BUFFALO FUR HEADDRESS

NATIVE AMERICAN (PLAINS INDIAN) BUFFALO FUR HEADDRESS


OLD BUFFALO BULL HEADDRESS REPLICA - BLACKFEET



The original headdress is in the Denver Art Museum.

Buffalo fur, horns, trade cloth, seed beads, hawk bells, human hair, sinew, shell, beads, hackles and feather fluffs, deer skin, etc

made for a client in Chicago

NATIVE AMERICAN HEADDRESS