Leather
Cedar Navajo Cradle Board- is fashioned in the traditional method. Wooden boards and leather sashes are used to tie the baby in the the holder after it is swaddled in blankets. Simple and light weight and the bent wooden head piece is to protect the child's head.
Cradle Boards are a traditional carrier for the babies. The young are swaddled in a blanket and tucked down into the Deer skin pouch and bound up tightly before being put on the back of the Mother. Different tribes make different variations of this same idea.
Cochiti Pueblo on the Rio Grande river in New Mexico is known for their hand hewn drums. Available in many sizes, from small child instrument to extra large coffee table size.
Ray Gallegos and his family make beautiful drums in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. We have many styles and sizes for the drummer and the decorator that wants a Native hand made item to display their art, or as a piece of furniture.
Ray Gallegos and his family from Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico on the Rio Grande, makes these fine drums. Which are hand hewn and stretched. Folks purchase these drums for various purposes, they are going to play them as a musical instrument(sound great), use them to display their fine art on(very durable), or use them as tables and side tables(aesthetically pleasing). They work great for all of these things. We have many shapes and sizes- call to ask for more visual.
moccasin-noun 1- a soft leather slipper or shoe, strictly one without a separate heel, having the sole turned up on all sides and sewn to the upper in a simple gathered seam, in a style originating among North American Indians.2- ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Virginia Algonquian mockasin. The word is also found in other American Indian languages. These moccasin have been used, probably for special occasions. the condition is very good. All bead work is intact.
Transparent and opaque beads make up this pink rose floral belt buckle. Will fit up to a 2 inch belt.
Heavy gauge sterling concho belt is stamped and raised. Belt buckle is 4 by 2 5/8 inches wide. There are 10 concho that measure 3 by 2 1/2 inches. Leather is 47 1/2 inches long.
Acoma Lady has a pot on her head, her body is a natural gourd and she is decorated with leather and Robert has painted a design on her. The pot on her head is a real Acoma piece of pottery. Robert often uses Native American accents on his fine, one of a kind gourd sculptures. The Lady stands 10 inches tall.
Peyote Prayer Fan- These beautiful American arts and crafts fans are used during dances and at Pow Wow's. Pheasant feathers, seed beads, white deer hide and string is used to create these fans, they also make great objects of art to hang on the wall. Measures 25 inches long and varies in width depending on whether the fan is open or closed.
