Smoking bag, Strike-a-lite and sewing
kit
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Smoking bag and pipes: Muskrat skin Tobacco/Pipe bag. Case skinned, tanned,
slit at neck, red trade wool lining face and opening. Small braintan deer hide tobacco pouch.
Pipes reproductions from various sources: Caddo pipes from American Museum of
Natural History that I made; frog and raven pipes inspired by various
effigy pipes made by Michael Stuckey of Panama City, FL; large open mouth
pelican pipe from Yamassee Hokte of Ancient Hands pottery (http://www.ancienthands.com/).
All stems are river cane.
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| My newest pipe bag made from a mink hide. Included is a
trade pipe, which were also traded/gifted to native people. |
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Strike-a-lite kit: Flint and steel strikers made by Mike
Ameling and Ken Purdy. In the bag
is charred river birch and paper willow bark and "tinder conk", a lichen that
grows on various trees, especially birch and willow. the ball of shredded cedar
bark serves as tinder. Several pieces of local flint and splinters of pitch pine
are all stored in the leather bag.
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| Repair kit, including a needle case and needles. Case made from bobcat leg
bone. Spool of heavy waxed linen saddle and hemp thread.Horn handled hand-forged awl, rectangular in
cross-section. Small length of hand made dogbane twine, and several
unhafted "canoe" awls made by Mike Ameling. Awls should be forged from high carbon steel,
as it stays sharp and can be resharpened
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Small imported trade scissors. These are not all that
clearly documented. Lots of 'scisars' appear on lists, but
these are not likely the same type. |
