My Latest Wood Project

[tsr07]

Well since I have been recouperating from my accident last year I decided to do some aboriginal carving from the Haida Tribe.



This is traditional wood carving and painting. Tried to follow it as exact. But if it turned out the same it would not have been my style of carving.

This is a Haida Shaman Bear Rattle. It is to ward off bad spirits as well as bring back bears for their hunt. Each and every animal had a significant meaning in their cultures and was to either help them or protect them. The Shaman had many types of Rattles.
If your wondering there are pebbles inside. The paint is not a solid paint as the aboriginals made their paints from Berries and plants and seeds so the wood grain will show thru as their "paint" is actually a dye and is like a white wash paint.
Thanks for having a peek.
Steve

[nytrapper23]

That's cool. Nice work ;D

[determinator]

Dec 1, 2013 19:01:43 GMT -5 nytrapper23 said:

That's cool. Nice work ;D

X2 ;D

[patricimo54]

Excellent workmanship ;D

[Admin]

Wow. Interesting stuff. ;D
It wards off evil spirits and attracts bears eh? Come shake that rattle around my place for a bit. ;D

Thanks for sharing your craft with us.

[Canadian trapper]

Nice job. That's a great way to stay busy. Thanks for sharing.
The Canadian Trapper

[daswolter]

that's great! what kind of wood did you use?

[tsr07]

It is douglas fir from BC I tried to follow the directions but there are things you have to do before you make your first cut and if you do not make the proper cuts you can really mess up. So I consulted with my native friend out in BC who actually brought out a long log of douglas fir when he came out to visit. The Haida were the only Aboriginal tribe to utilize and use wood for everything they needed. Spoons forks combs and bowls and plates ect ect. All had a certain carving on it to depict the family tribe.