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To understand even the simplest of methods used by native peoples is to appreciate the value of conservation. In honor of them, in hope for us.

Size: 13" tall x 4" wide

Media: aspen wood • fish hangs from contrasting blend of milkweed and inner sagebrush bark cordage • hang height adjusted via hangman’s noose • clematis cordage body wrap • sinew glue paint-binder derived from deer, elk, antelope & moose tendons • charcoal and red ochre paint pigments • burnished with deer antler & finished with homemade beeswax based paste • paints and cordage made by hand just as the prehistoric people made them

 

Size: 14" tall x 5" wide

Media: aspen wood • fish hangs from buckskin leather cordage • sharpened greasewood ribs with fire hardened tips & ring of red ochre/sinew glue paint • five separate body wraps of deer sinew • burnished with deer antler & finished with homemade beeswax based paste

 

Size: 11" tall x 4" wide

Media: aspen wood • fish hangs from singed agave cordage • colors from firing & grape pulp • four separate body wraps are deer sinew painted with charcoal/sinew glue paint • burnished with deer antler & finished with a homemade beeswax based wax

The beeswax combined with the fired aspen wood and grape pulp give this piece an unusual yet very charming fragrance that lasts for several months.

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