Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: nclonghunter on February 05, 2016, 08:16:52 pm
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These drums are made from deer that I shot and made rawhide. The hoops are ash and hickory that was split from a tree and heat bent into the circles.
The one is a crow that I envisioned one day and it represents moving forward but watching your back trail. The bear paws are the dangers or powers in this world that are around you, which can be good or bad.
The second is from a painting in the Cova dels Cavalls cave in Valltorta Spain. It represents the early bow hunters connecting our past and my passion.
Hope you enjoy..
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Wow, I love them, and really connected with the crow and bear prints, what do you use for paint or ink? Bob
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Wow! Also.
You are a man of many talents Lyman :)Very cool 8)
Zuma
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In many Native cultures the crow was a messenger. The Mesquakie revered the bird. Used them in dance costumes .
I love them both. Great work.
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My ancestors (Norsemen) also revered ravens. The Norse believed that Odin kept a pair who would fly through the nine worlds, and report to him each evening what they saw.
They also flew a raven banner when they visited the rest of Europe, from time to time. ;)
---Ford---
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Wow!!! Wow!!!
I really like them. Very nice work. The painting is great.
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nice work!
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Very cool work! Beautiful!
Neal
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Thanks for sharing your work and talent. I have seen the drawings and pictographs in South Africa, Argentina, Peru, Canada, Alaska, and here in Wyoming. They all are amazing pictures of the ways of our various ansesters. The southern Alaskan culture believed their dead would come back as Ravens to guide them thru their lives. I am working on some moose raw hides for some double faced drums and find the painting to be the very most difficult of all the construction of a drum. I am from the Cherokee bear clan so all of my things have the bear claws. Your design is great and easy to understand. Thanks again! Joe
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My ancestors (Norsemen) also revered ravens. The Norse believed that Odin kept a pair who would fly through the nine worlds, and report to him each evening what they saw.
They also flew a raven banner when they visited the rest of Europe, from time to time. ;)
---Ford---
Huginn and Muninn. The two raven's names were Thought and Memory. Big Viking ju-ju!
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Very cool use of your native materials.I like it.Got a beater for them?
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Thank You for all the great comments and history. The raven/crow truely did come to me in a quick vision and I spent several hours making drawings until I got it as close as I could. It was flying up and away from me and its piercing eye was looking at me as it was leaving. I am pleased that the bird carries such power and meaning in the native american culture.
I will make the drum beaters from rivercane and brain tanned deer hide. Haven't got around to it yet..lol
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You know I like em'!
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Those are inspiring pieces! Love the painting!
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Thanks everyone, I enjoy making them
Hey Scott, maybe I'll do one in the belt pattern you posted.
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Wow!!! These are very inspiring!
OneBow
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Hey Scott, maybe I'll do one in the belt pattern you posted.
If you do, I'm gonna want to trade you out of it.
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Now then are very nice, beautiful work. :)
Pappy
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those are sweeeet! very nice work
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Great! You really nailed the cova dels cavalls painting 8)
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Those are some cool drums. Good job
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Those are some cool drums. Good job
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Very well done! I love the complete use of natural materials too! Wow!
Patrick
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I'm wondering what you use to set you artwork so it doesn't fade or smear from drumming or exposure to moisture? ...say in a sweat lodge type of setting?
OneBow
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I use Sharpie permanent marker in black for the drawing. (Have not tried any other colors) Surprisingly they do not bleed on the hide. I do not believe I would use any rawhide drum inside of a sweat lodge. I have been to native american drumming events and seen them hold the drums near a fire to keep the moisture out and the sound right. A sweat lodge would likely cause a very slow and poor sound if the moisture was high. I would put the drummer on the outside of the lodge near the fire that supply's the hot rocks. There may be some ceremonial purpose for having the drummer inside the lodge but I am not aware of it.