Well, Shell sent me the plains style quiver that I bought on the St Judes Auction last year. It is elk skin and is beaded in a Cheyenne style that she copied from an example found at Sand Creek. The quiver was well worth the wait and exceeded my expectations. She is sending a matching bow case this week. All I can say is WOW! The bow in the picture below is a "Hatchet Bow" made by Danny Beckwith of TBG. Danny was down shooting at the TBOF Fall Rendezvous and thought I should have a great primitive bow to go with such a great quiver. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/dudleyg/archeryintheschools026.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/dudleyg/archeryintheschools024.jpg)
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Oh yeah! The rug in the last picture is a St Jude's auction item from 3 auctions ago compliments of Terry Green.
YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!! make a grown man cry! AWESOME WORK!
That is beautiful work! Wonderful colors, and a flowing design, I got a bittersweet pang in my heart at the name of Sand Creek. Thanks to people like Shell, all was not lost in that massacre. Wear that quiver proudly, as there is long history that travels with it.
Killdeer
oh yeah shell does awesome work for sure she made me one as well
OUTSTANDING :thumbsup:
Beautiful work by a beautiful person. Gregg, your are a very fortunate man to have posession of that work of art. Enjoy it!
Congratulations!!!
Shell does great work...
Killy, now I have to look up the story of Sand Creek.
Edit: http://www.archaeology.org/9911/newsbriefs/sand.html
http://www.nps.gov/sand/
Man - that is beautiful!
Shell dose sweet work.... :thumbsup: :notworthy: :clapper:
Love it!! Leland
Shell, You are the Best!!! Doc
Awesome Work Shell!!!
BEEAAUUTTIIFFUULL, Well done!!
Eric
Simply Beautiful !!!!!!!!
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Trap
Shell does great work, enjoy Gregg.
Marblesonic, thanks for the access to Sand Creek, interesting.
Very Very nice Shell :thumbsup:
Congradulations Gregg and enjoy!! I just got a set of antler limb bolts for my Zipper from Shell and they are outstanding :thumbsup:
And its always a treat to talk with her on the phone, although my cheeks and ribs always hurt afterward from the
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Very nice.
Sand Creek, not one of our shining hours in history.
Beautiful work! Shell's works really are special. Not only top of the line craftmanship, but she puts extra meaning and thought into every piece she creates.
Beautiful quiver! Can't wait to get mine that i won in this years auction...
Robert, thanks for the link on "Sand Creek".
Congratulations on a beautiful quiver! I've always abmired Shell's work.
Thank you everyone for the kind words you all are very sweet :)
Gregg, just happy to be getting it done for you and very sorry for your wait time and all others who have been waiting and so good to me. I have had to replace items that never arrived when said so its been hard since I have been out of work.
I have just about everything now and intend to have everything done as soon as I can for all I have promised.
You may want to use a shorter shaft inside the quiver to hold up the supple drape of that elk skin. Commercial tanned elk is like that rather than the brain tanned hides that were used and were more rigid yet soft too and did not require one.
I seen this example collected from the Sand creek site and felt this was the one to do. The inspiration moved me and how humble it sits on display now.
Here are some pics I took and linked to our webshots although my camera did not get the true colors, Gregg's are perfect.
It was my pleasure.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/fishrofmen1/DSCN5287.jpg)
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This is the original on display and that it has red trade cloth sewn in around the beadwork.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/fishrofmen1/SandCreek.jpg)
wow!!! sister that is awesome. i love the pipe stone bowl man you guys are so lucky to have such an awesome history and i am living in the wrong country. :campfire: :archer:
Speechless...amazing artwork!
:thumbsup: :notworthy:
F-Manny
That is simply beautiful.
Thanks for posting the pictures of the bow case, Shell. It looks great. I just got email confirmation of shipping and look forward to receiving it soon. Your talent is truly outstanding as is your commitment to authenticity.
gregg