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Ceremonial Bow with Arrows

Wood bow, deer skin, glass beads, brass beads, brass cones, and turkey feathers. Perhaps after a great hunt or a successful war party a warrior may "retire" his bow and a couple of arrows to ceremonial status, symbolizing his success.

Order button $90 USD Each MRT - 5

Native American Indian Ceremonial Bow with Arrows
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Plains Style Lodge Pole Hanging

Deer skin, glass beads, brass tacs, brass cones, horse hair, and turkey feathers. These lodge pole hangings were hung in each family's lodge and represented a blessing of the household spirits.

Order button $130 USD Each

Native American Indian Plains Style Lodge Pole Hanging
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Turtleshell Purse/Possibles Bag NEW!

Turtleshell, deer skin, glass beads, and feathers. Can be used as a purse or possibles bag. Designs vary according to availablility.

Order button $60 USD Each

Native American Indian Turtleshell Purse/Possibles Bag
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Spirit Chaser

Reproduction eagle claw, deer skin, glass beads, brass tacks, feathers, and fur. This among many items was used by medicine men to ward off evils or heal the sick.

Order button $110 USD Each

Native American Indian Spirit Chaser
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Talking Stick

Buffalo rib, raccoon skull, deer skin, glass beads, brass beads, horse hair, turkey feathers, and fox tail. History tells us that, at council fires, whoever was talking held the "talking stick" in his hand. The stick was passed from person to person when it was their turn to speak. This is one style of talking stick.

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Native American Indian Talking Stick
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Talking Stick

Coyote skull, coyote foot handle, deer skin, brass beads, glass beads, horse hair, turkey feathers, and fur. The talking stick was passed from person to person when it was their turn to speak at council meetings. The stick holder was the only person allowed to speak, thus everyone had a chance to speak and be heard.

Order button $90 USD Each

Talking Stick
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Medicine Bag

Deer skin and glass beads. Each individual carried a medicine bag with their own form of special medicine for protection, long life, or spiritual awareness. Beaded rosette designs will vary.

Order button $14 USD Each

Native American Indian Medicine Bag
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Beaded Tobacco Bags

Brain tan deer skin, glass beads, brass beads, and cones. Approximately 3" x 9". Color of beads and designs will vary.

Order button $150 USD Each

Native American Indian Beaded Tobacco Bags
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Dangle Medicine Bag

Brain tan (smoked)deer skin, glass beads, and lots of items dangling from the fringe. VERY TRADITIONAL! Hundreds of different items were either traded or taken by war parties. Natives looked upon these items as having "powerful medicine" and attached them to their medicine bags. One of the more interesting items is the sewing thimble. Similar medicine bags have been seen in several museums with thimbles attached to them. The medicine bag measures approximately 4" wide x 10" in length. Color of beads and designs will vary.

Order button $190 USD Each

Native American Indian Dangle Medicine Bags
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Spiritual Effigies

Brain tan deer skin, glass beads, and brass cones. Effigies were used for protection or as a connection to the spirit world.

(a) Ghost Dance $75 Each MRT5
(b) Buffalo $95 Each MRT5
(c) Eagle $75 Each

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Native American Indian Spiritual Effigies
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Prayer Stick

Deer skin, glass beads, horse hair, deer leg bones, turkey feathers, coyote skull, and coyote foot. A very personal item that was sometimes used in vision quests.

Order button $290 USD Each

Prayer Stick
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Fully Beaded Cradle Board

Cradle board measures approximately 21", cradle itself approximately 10". Fully beaded with buffalo hair lining and baby doll inside. Used as toys for children. (Custom Ordered.)

Order button $895 USD Each

Native American Indian Fully Beaded Cradle Board
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Medicine Bags

Smoked brain tan deer skin, approx 1 1/2" x 2", with glass beads. Small personal items were put in these bags according to each warrior's vision of what brought him or her spiritual power.

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Native American Indian Medicine Bags
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Talking Feather

Turkey feathers, deer skin, horse hair, glass beads, brass cones, and fur. Talking feathers were used at family gatherings around the campfire circle and only the person holding the feather could talk. When finished, they would pass the feather to the next person wishing to talk, thus creating harmony and closeness to the family.

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Native American Indian Talking Feather
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Lizard and Turtle Fetishes

Brain tan smoked buckskin, glass beads, horse hair or brass bells. These fetishes were made when a baby was born and their umbilical cord was put into them. They carried this fetish with them throughout their life for health, wealth, and happiness.

(a) Lizard
(b) Turtle with horse hair
(c) Turtle with brass bells.

Order button $129 USD Each

Native American Indian Lizard and Turtle Fetishes
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Indian Doll

Brain tan deer skin, glass beads, approximately 10" tall, horse hair, and stuffed with buffalo hair. Made for Indian children to play with. (Custom Ordered.)

Order button $190 USD Each

Native American Indian Doll
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Prayer Fan (A)

Large Turkey wing, deer skin, glass beads, brass tacks, and beaver fur.

Order button $50 USD Each

Ceremonial Native American Indian Prayer Fan
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Prayer Fan (B)

Pheasant wing, deer skin, glass beads, beaver fur, and brass tacks.

Order button $36 USD Each

Ceremonial Native American Prayer Fan
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Spirit Horse

Deer skin, trade cloth, glass beads, brass beads, cones, tacks, bells, horse hair, and feathers.

Order button $150 USD Each

Ceremonial Native American Indian Spirit Horse
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