SilverCrow Creations Countries & Cultures - Native American Indian
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Natural Color Simulated Sinew - 20 yard Spool
Also Available in 100 Foot Spool
Sinew is a staple of historic Native American costume and household creations. The original natural sinew was made of the shredded fibers animal tendon. Used as cordage and a tying medium, it is naturally quite strong. It also shrank as it dried, providing a tight seal in any project.
Our simulated sinew certainly resembles the natural animal version. This synthetic version is made of 4-ply nylon cord. It looks and splits like the real thing. Super strong, we highly recommend this product for heavy sewing and construction of craft projects.
If you're thinking of making your own dreamcatchers, you'll want to use this for the webbing for an authentic look and feel.
Our simulated sinew is natural colored and each spool is about 20 yards long.
Imported
21May2008
Price: 7.50 Per Spool
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Native American Indian Heritage Medicine Pouch Kit
More Native American Indian items
More Kits
Our Medicine Pouch Kit is produced by the Tandy Leather Factory Native Heritage Series. It is suitable for beginners - ages 8 to 80. The high quality golden deer tanned leather is die-cut and pre-punched for stringing with the included suede lace. Two decorative beads are also included, but you might want to add your own beads as well. Because it is made of real deerskin, it can be decorated with leather branding tool or stamping or paints, but these are not included in the kit. Complete assembly instructions are included. Your final pouch will be 2 by 3 inches.
This kit is not Native American Indian produced, a Native American Indian product or the product of a particular Native American Indian, Native American Indian Tribe or Native American Indian Arts and Crafts Organization.
Imported or Made in USA
11May2008
$9.00 each
Natural Color Braided Simulated Sinew
Simple Simulated Sinew
This is great for use on Native Heritage projects or stitching up leather craft projects. Because this is triple braided, it is a bit wider than our simple sinew. It measures about 1/8 inch wide.
Our braided simulated sinew is natural colored and each spool is about 20 feet long.
Made in USA
28April2008
Price: $7.85 Per Spool
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Amate Bark Painting Kit
We were so excited when we received these! They were made especially for SilverCrow.
Our Wooden Nicho can be used as a shrine or shadowbox - perfect for a diorama or special memory box.
It is free standing (see the side view) - but easily adapts to hanging if you add a picture hanger to the back.
Mexican papermaking dates back to the pre-Columbian era. Bark paper, made by the Tepehua, Nahua and Otomi Indians, was created for religious rituals and for recording information and legend. This richly beautiful paper is made from ficus and mulberry trees, native to the area.
Traditionally painted with symbolic designs in bright earth colors, the art of amate painting has now evolved to use the more modern painting techniques, but the bark paper is still made in the same fashion.
We were delighted to find this neat little kit that will help you make your own amate painting. The image has been inked on to traditional bark paper - ready for you to paint. Paints, brushes and ribbon for decorating are all included to help you complete your project. Instructions are in both English and Spanish.
Because these kits are made by artists (the inked image is hand drawn or block printed) and because of the nature of natural bark paper, each is different. The designs vary as well as the project paper size and shape. Please let us choose a kit just for you.
Our sample is a traditional painting made by a Mexican artist - much larger than the kit project. We are displaying the image for better illustration of traditional amate artwork. The sample is not included in the kit.
Made in Mexico
20April2008
Price: $19.75 per Kit
Easy-to-Make Pueblo Village
More Native American Indian Items
More Kids' Projects and Gifts
For many centuries, Amerindian peoples of the southwestern United States have lived in communal villages, or pueblos, that are typically a complex of flat-roofed buildings made of adobe or stone.
Now you can recreate a pueblo village with this simple, colorful scale mode. All that's needed is a pair of scissors and a bit of glue. Simple instructions enable young model makers to assemble authentic pueblo dwellings and populate the village with two-sided free-standing figures of Native American Indians engaged in day-to-day activities, games and rituals of the past.
What an ideal family project or wonderful classroom project. There are 2 diagrams and 6 full-color plates plus instructions in this 12 -age, 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inch paperbound book.
Printed in USA
29march2008
Price: $4.95
Silver-Plated Native American Indian Heart Brooch
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More Valentines
Eastern Woodlands Native American Indians have used trade silver brooches to decorate their pow-wow and ceremonial regalia for years and years. Our heart brooch is made in the tradition of brooches made for generations.
This distinctive style is representative of the tribes of the Eastern Woodlands. And, although meant for traditional accompaniment to native shirts, bags and other gear, we think this sweet heart pin appropriate for any special blouse or even for your artwork. The traditional look is very special and will lend itself to your shrines and memory keepers. The pin swings from the back and, as with classic brooches, there is no additional clasp.
The heart measures about 1 inch high and about 3/4 inch wide. These are handmade as they always were.
3February2008
Price: $2.25 each
Genuine Vintage Copper Indian Head Cent Buttons
Indian Head & Buffalo Nickel Buttons
Made from genuine American copper Indian head cents from yesteryear, you'll just love these buttons for clothing, book closures, bracelet and necklace clasps and more. These are made from real copper pennies and have a shank on the reverse to allow for attaching to you final project.
Of course each of these is different as they are authentic pennies that have been circulated for commerce, so the wear on each will be different and dates on each vary. They've been highly polished and will be perfect for use right away! Because these coins are no longer minted (they were only produced between 1859 and 1909), they will make any project ever the more special.
We especially love these because of the coins themselves: centered on the front is an engraved Indian head with a feather bonnet. On the band of the bonnet is the word
LIBERTY
- a message of the utmost importance. The Indian head cent is not just collectible for its beauty, but for its historic meaning - at the time it was circulated, it was one of the very few coins that Americans had available to them for transacting business.
30July2007
Vintage Item - Limited Availability
Package size & Price 1 Button - $13.50 2 Buttons - $25.00
Native American Indian Drum Kit
More Native American Indian Goods
Our Rawhide Hand Drum Kit contains all of the materials you will need to make both a 9-inch hand drum and the drum stick. Natural materials are involved so results may vary, but you'll have an authentic-style drum and stick when you complete the project.
Materials include:
9-inch diameter wood rim
Pre-cut goat rawhide leather head
8 feet of 1/8-inch thick cow rawhide lacing
10-inch wood dowel
4-1/2 inch diameter leather circle for stick head cover
2 by 4 inch leather piece for handle wrap
Waxed thread
Detailed instructions
Simple tools may help you make the drum, but you should be able to complete it with things you find around your house or studio. You can decorate your drum or create a natural one as shown in the illustration.
Ages 12 and up.
Made in usa
16October2007
Price: $35.00 Kit
Sweetgrass Braid
Native American Sweetgrass is among the most unique scents in the world. It is used in many Native American Shaman rituals, blessings and funerals. Sometimes it is burned as smudge. But we think it marvelous on its own. The scent will last for months! Sweetgrass is also used in the making of baskets by traditional artisans.
Our sweetgrass is almost 30 inches long and smells wonderful. It has been hand dried and braided. Three braids are shown for illustration only.
Never leave smudge (sweetgrass or other) burning unattended and please use caution.
From the USA or Canada
19March2007
Price: $5.50 per braid
Enamel Red Cloud Pendant
More Pendants & Necklaces
Red Cloud, known to the Lakota People as Makhpiya Luta was born in 1822. As a war leader of the Native American Indian Tribe of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation, he was one of the most capable world leaders of the 19th Century. Until his death in 1909, he continued to lead his people even in reservation life. Red Cloud rejected leasing land to the US Government and remains highly respected because of his conviction and honesty.
This elegant greytone Portrait Pendant of Red Cloud measures 7/8 inch wide by 1-1/4 inch long. Made of vitreous enamel, each pendant is assembled by hand, so please allow for some variability.
Equally stunning as jewelry or as an art element in a shrine or assemblage, this unique piece is conservatively priced for such elegant craftsmanship.
Made in Thailand
10July2007
Price: 4.95 each
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Embossed Die Cut Chromolithograph Scraps - Native Americans - Sheet 2
Also see Sheet 1
At least 40 years old, these fantastically illustrated scraps feature Native American Indians. The colors are absolutely vibrant.
Add a bit of traditional glass glitter or mica glitter to highlight them and you'll certainly imagine them to be the originals rather than reproductions!
The scrap relief sheet is approximately 9 inches by 7 inches, ready for you to clip and use in your artwork. And each sheet is artfully embossed to accent the expert die cutting - so well done, that very little trimming is necessary.
Made in Germany
10July2006
Price: $4.25 each
Vintage Blotter Tray Cover - Iroquois Indian Beer
In the 1950s this Iroquois Beer Coaster was used to cover a metal beer tray in a tavern. It is made of heavy blotter paper that resembles cardboard and measures 11 inches round. The Iroquois Beverage Corporation of Buffalo, New York provided them as advertisement for their beers and ales. Each of these is in great condition - ready for framing, artwork use - or just for fun at your next party.
24February2007
Price: $6.75 each
Art Postcard - Naiche ("Natchez")
This photograph was originally an albumen silver print for a cabinet card taken in 1909 of an elegant Native American. The original hangs in the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. The gentleman of the portrait is believed to have lived circa 1857 to 1921. The studio responsible for the portrait was Reed & Wallace of Mobile, Alabama.
Printed in Korea
18June2006
Price: $1.25 Each
Shaman Smudging Supplies
Whether you are performing a cleansing ceremony before healing, or just because you enjoy the scent, you'll enjoy our smudging supplies. It is important to cleanse the soul and body of bad spirits, negative energies and thoughts. These traditional items are prepared in much the same manner as they have been for generations of Native Americans. The herbs are quite aromatic, even if just displayed and never burned. Smudging involves taking the smoke in to your hands and brush or rub it over your body.
Our sage and cedar bundle measures between 6 and 8 inches long and is tightly woven (ties may differ). This is just the right size for personal use or for use in a sweat lodge.
Although not necessary for cleansing or ceremonies, a traditional smudge burner is the natural abalone shell. The hand-carved stand is just right for a wonderful way to display your smudge, but we can imagine the shell and stand the perfect base for many natural room accents.
Our combination smudge stick brings together the cleansing characteristics of sage and the connection to our ancestors represented by cedar.
Add our Smudging and Blessings Book and save!
Imported and made in USA
Package & Price Abalone Shell - $6.50 Abalone Stand - $6.50 Smudge Stick - $3.50 Abalone and Stand - $12.00 Abalone and Smudge - $9.00 Smudging Set (All 3) - $15.00 Smudging Set + Book - $23.00
The Smudging and Blessings Book
Change your life using simple smudging rituals and ceremonies. For thousands of years, Native American Indians have burned sacred plants in a bowl or on a stick to drive away negative energies and restore balance.
Learn how to combine smudging with techniques from other ancient traditions in order to banish stress and attract love, relax or give you energy, turn your house into a soothing sanctuary, and bring your family closer together. The natural power of cleansing is available to everyone.
Or, order our Smudging Set along with the book and save!
Printed in China
Price: $9.95
Reproduction Wampum Bracelet
Real wampum is made from quahog shells and is really expensive. Our reproduction bracelet is made of clay wampum beads that are so skillfully crafted that they defy nature!
The soft deerskin and a crow white-heart bead closure make these lovely and unique wampum bracelets a perfect choice! Wampum Bracelets are popular for Eastern Native American Indian regalia as well as for street wear.
Price: $25.00
Natural Quahog half-Shells (Wampum)
Most often associated with Rhode Island, the quahog bi-valve clam is used for food as well as to make jewelry. At one time, wampum beads (fashioned from the purplish-cream inside of the shell) were used in trade between the settlers and the natives in North America.
These elegant shells are beautiful as is, giving a special touch to any shell collection. But they also shine as display dishes for pearls and jewelry, smaller shells and beads.
Native American Indian wampum was colored both purple and off-white, but the largest association is with the purple shells. All of our half-shells have some purple and the exterior is left rough, as found in nature.
As far as we know, the quahog shells offered to you by SilverCrow are the bi-product of someone's dinner. The hand-dug clams were eaten, and, rather than waste the shells, we have purchased the most elegant ones. over 5 inches in diameter.
From the USA Atlantic Coast
Price: $2.75 per half-shell
Embossed Die Cut Chromolithograph Scraps - Native Americans - sheet 1
Also see Sheet 2
Genuine Indian and Buffalo Nickel Buttons
Cooper Indian Head Cent Button
Made from genuine American Nickels from yesteryear, you'll just love these buttons for clothing, book closures, bracelet and necklace clasps and more. These are made from real nickels and have a shank on the reverse to allow for attaching to you final project.
Of course each of these is different as they are authentic nickels that have been circulated for commerce, so the wear on each will be different and years vary. They've been highly polished and will be perfect for use right away! Because these coins are no longer minted, they will make any project ever the more special.
SilverCrow Classic
Single Buttons: $3.25 each
Buy one of each: $6.00 Per Set
Selection & Price: Indian Head - $3.25 Buffalo - $3.25 One of Each - $6.00
Native American Masks Coloring Book
Well-researched and accurately rendered, this authentic array of traditional Native American masks will delight coloring book fans of all ages.
Derived from the ritual and recreational traditions of Native American Indians across the continent, 30 imaginative masks differ in size, shape and weight. Used for a variety of events and purposes, these disguises depict the long-haired Iroquois Rim-Dweller; a Cattaraugus Seneca Doorkeeper; an Eskimo dance mask from King Island in Alaska; a highly decorative Makah Dancing mask; an Iroquois False Face Mask; a Navaho Ceremonial mask, accented with an enormous collar of leaves: the Hopi Powamu mask; the Kwakiutl bear-spirit mask; a Tlingit raven mask (our favorite) and many others.
Each mask is accompanied by a caption describing the motif and identifying the tribe of origin. 32 pages.
Price: $3.95
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Deer Antler Buttons
Whether you use these USA nickel-size deer antler buttons for book closures, necklace or bracelet clasps. bag closures or as buttons on a jacket, you'll not find a more natural or traditional item for use in your artwork!
Antlers, because they are naturally shed each year, have long used by Native American Indians as well as by Anglo-Saxon societies for all manner of useful items. They are just the thing for Renaissance Faire regalia, too!
Price: $1.75 each
Woven Bead Motifs
Such lovely loomed beading takes hours to complete. If you're not up to making your own, you can use one of these to accent your artwork.
The ends of beadwork are bound so you don't have to worry about them falling apart.
These pieces are 1-1/4 inch wide by 10 inches long. Used alone, they make very special bookmarks. To make a more elegant piece, sew it to a piece of leather or suede.
What a magnificent enhancement to an altered book or shrine!
These beaded motifs are imported. They are not Native American Indian produced, a Native American Indian product or the product of a particular Native American Indian, Native American Indian Tribe or Native American Indian Arts and Crafts Organization.
imported
Price: $7.75 each
Length: Apache (top) Great Lakes (bottom)
Color Porcupine Quills
The small porcupine quills have been colored with natural dyes in much the same way as they have been colored for years.
Just about the same size as our natural quills, you'll find you'll use these color quills traditionally or as a simple natural embellishment. Use to embellish artwork; as long beads for jewelry.
As with all natural materials, each quill is unique.
These are sharp.
NOT FOR USE BY CHILDREN
package of 10 or more
Price: $1.50
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Porcupine Quills
Package of 10 or more small porcupine quills. These have been hand-cleaned and rinsed by SilverCrow Creations. Use SilverCrow porcupine quills for traditional use or embellishment. Use to embellish artwork; as long beads for jewelry.
Instructions are included.
From the USA
Price: $1.00
Sacred Beauty: Quillwork of Plains Women
This gentle book serves as a catalog of an exhibit of the many traditional, beautiful examples of quillwork that are preserved in the museum collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
The striking illustrations in this slim volume trace the progression of traditional quillwork through modern quill artwork. Interspersed throughout are reminiscences of plainswomen who have learned their craft from the rich heritage of their ancestors. Start or continue your own tradition with SilverCrow's Porcupine Quills.
Information on collecting the quills and illustrations of quilling techniques are also included, although this is not really a how-to book. 30 pages. 5-1/2 inches x 8-1/2 inches.
Price: Originally $9.00 Now $8.00
Copper Sun Kachina Charm
Tawa (or Dawa), the Sun Kachina, is a an integral part of the American indigenous Pueblo culture, in particular the Hopi.
Kachinas are supernatural beings that are depended upon to provide specialized needs: sun, rain, health, fertility, etc. The Native Peoples of the Southwest USA celebrate annually with complex ceremonies calling upon the Kachinas for the year.
Tawa represents the sun and is presented in remarkable detail as a three-dimensional antiqued copper charm.
Price: $1.95 each
Ceramic Totem Pole Bead
More Beads
This awesome bead features a Northwest American Indian style Totem Pole with wings. It is hand made and hand-painted with subtle tones. Because of its elegance, we think it would be a great focal point for a necklace on a leather cord, or for your Native American Indian artwork.
It measures about 1-3/8 by 1-3/4 inches.
These beads are imported. They are not Native American Indian produced, a Native American Indian product or the product of a particular Native American Indian, Native American Indian Tribe or Native American Indian Arts and Crafts Organization.
Hecho en Peru
4February2008
Price: $1.45 Each
Mini Dream Catcher
Dreams have always held many meanings us all, and in particular to Native American Indians. A very old Ojibwa tradition is to hang a dream catcher in each family's lodge. Both good and bad dreams float in the night air. A hanging dream catcher moves catches dreams as they float by.
Sweet dreams know the way to their dreamers and slip through the hole in the center of the swaying dream catcher, then slide down so softly that often the dreamer below doesn't even realize that s/he is dreaming.
Bad dreams are not as wise. They do not know their way to their dreamers, so they become entangled in the dream catcher's web, much like spiders' prey. These nightmares perish with the first light of the dawn.
Most traditional dream catchers are much larger than ours, at 1-1/2” to 2”. Wear one as a necklace on the accompanying suede strand to protect your daydreams. Certainly, one would make a delightful embellishment to a western-themed project. Or, add one to a card as an extra gift.
These are hand-made, so each is unique. Please let us choose one for you.
These dream catchers are imported. They are not Native American Indian produced, a Native American Indian product or the product of a particular Native American Indian, Native American Indian Tribe or Native American Indian Arts and Crafts Organization.
Price: $2.00
Set of 5 Hand-Hewn Arrowheads
SilverCrow's Arrowheads are made in the tradition of antique stone craft. These are new and are made with modern equipment, but each is hand-made by a traditional artisan.
Your selection of five natural stone arrowheads will suit any natural-based or Native American project. Because these are hand-made of stone, the variations are endless!
Of course, these arrowheads needn't be used on arrows - in fact, they are made for decorative purposes. Several displayed in a hand-made pin dish would be quite the talk of the family room. Consider tying them to decorative fibres to embellish any collage, card, assemblage, bookmark, etc. Even use them for the feet of your Art Dolls. The possibilities are endless!
These arrowheads are imported. They are not Native American Indian produced, a Native American Indian product or the product of a particular Native American Indian, Native American Indian Tribe or Native American Indian Arts and Crafts Organization.
Hecho en Mexico
Package of 5
Price: $3.50
Natural Color Simulated Sinew - 100 Ft Spool
Also Available in 20 Yard Spools
Our simulated sinew is natural colored and each spool is about 100 feet long.
Price: 7.50 per spool
Deerskin Lace
More Things that Tie & Bind
This extremely soft, supple lacing thong is great for stringing and tying necklaces and bracelets. Of course, you can use it in any other type of artwork as well. Our natural deerskin lace is cut to 1/8 inch wide and arrives in a single six foot length.
Made in USA or Canada
21May2007
Price: $3.75 per package
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