Quiver & Bow case

[LaBonte]

This is a pre-1850 quiver and bow case made of heavy brain tanned elk with early Cheyenne style pound bead work. Other deco includes fringe, brass beads, tin cones, horse and human hair. The base of the quiver is made of 5/16" thick neck hide the arrow points from dulling with an outer cover of rawhide to keep the points from poking through.

While not a direct copy it is based on several originals

A belated Christmas gift it's a companion piece to this SW style knife and sheath and Cheyenne style pipe bag ---

 

[necchi]

Su-Weet! :wink:

 

[Palepainter]

Great craftsmanship. Really can appreciate the time it must take to do all that bead work. I would love to see more pics of your rifle in the back ground. Is it posted anywhere on here?

Thanks!!

 

[Short Arm]

Nice job :thumbsup:

 

[smo]

Fantastic Craftsmanship :bow: :bow: :bow:

 

[PA.1740]

LOOKS GOOD!!!! :applause:
Have Fun
Phil

 

[Flint311]

Very nice work. Looks like a lot of time (and research) went into these. I like 'em!

 

[50cal.cliff]

Chuck, your work always amazes me especially since I tried bead work myself! :idunno:

It takes tons of patience and time, time I got but after breaking a thread, dropping the beads, or the preverbal blood donation for the third time I usually give up!

I can do leather work and do a pretty good rawhide sheath and such but as for bead work,...............well I am beginning to believe that is one of those acquired tastes! :rotf: :rotf:

All funin aside that is awesome work Chuck! :bow:

 

[chance]

Awsome!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jeffdrown]

I got prime primitive bow and arrows that would look great in them..sweet. !

 

[wattlebuster]

Awsome work. I like it :bow:

 

Fantastic work as usual! :hatsoff:

 

[LaBonte]

Thanks for the comments and glad ya'll enjoyed it - I also hope it inspires others...

as for research - 50 years and counting. While I no longer count hours when building the quiver and bow case took about 60 hours estimated

Pale Painter - the gun is not a rifle but a smoothbore built by Tom Stroh (Roy's dad) that I picked up in a trade a couple years ago. It's a 28 bore with a walnut stock, Ed Rayle tapered barrel, Chambers Queen Anne lock, and forged iron hardware. Sorry I don't have full length pics. The tacks were added by me since I like them and as I do an Eastern Indian (Tuscarora like my ancestors) impression who has gone west in the early 1800's. It's a real shooter - on a good day I can get 3-4" groups at 75 yards with a 526" ball, pillow ticking patch, and 80-85 grains 3F and that's without a rear sight which I plan on adding one of these days......