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I am often presented with the opportunity to recreate material culture based on research of what was worn, used, etc. by various people of the past. These items are created for my personal use, the use of other reenactors, for use in museum displays, and to be owned by collectors.
I am often presented with the opportunity to recreate material culture based on research of what was worn, used, etc. by various people of the past. These items are created for my personal use, the use of other reenactors, for use in museum displays, and to be owned by collectors.
The following is a VERY small and somewhat random collection of items that I have made over the past 20 years.
The following is a VERY small and somewhat random collection of items that I have made over the past 20 years.
A collection of various bags I have made. The one to the left is a side by side of my creation and the original from the WI Historical Society.
A Buffalo Hunter's coat made of brain-tanned deerhide, beaver fur, beads, and quillwork. Lined with tartan wool.
A couple unique, native-style knife sheaths.
Moccasins galore in many styles.
A birchbark moose call.
Snow shoes for my daughters. They quickly outgrew these!!!
Otter fur (with some weasels) quiver for a plains-style hornbow and arrows. decorated with beadwork etc.
A flintlock rifle I made from a variety of random parts (and having to make some parts myself). The bag and powderhorn were also my creation.
Painted buffalo robes. Paint is earth pigments with hide glue.
An Ojibwe-syle deer call, carved from sumac with cattail leaf reed and dogwood mouth.
Most of the reenacting clothing that my family and I wear is made by me.
A couple collages of historical items made over a decade ago
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