TurtleBear's Portfolio

These are some of the items I have made and sold in my ebay store, in local galleries or to individuals who commissioned them over the last many years.  Whether it is baskets, knives, drums, bead work, etc. I never make two items alike, in fact, other than using some of the same materials, each item is totally unique.  That is just the way my creative spirit works and I have found that people who purchase my items like that uniqueness.  It is kinda like puppies, each one is an individual even if they come from the same mother and father ;o)

If you have any questions about any of the pieces, or are interested in commissioning a piece, please contact me.

Carlene

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 Deer antler pocket baskets trade beads, shell disk, tanned deer skin. 

      Carved whale bone/trade bead necklace and deer antler basket with beads.

Huge bison rawhide powwow drum and a pink opal arrowhead/trade bead necklace.

Morning Glory's knife with a green flintknapped blade and beads and Peyote bead work on a deer antler basket.

Spider drum in deer rawhide and tanned deerskin with tin cone fringes

Peyote bead stitched deer antler key chanins with braintanned deerskin fringe. 

Deer antler basket with tanned deer skin, trade beads and a brain tanned deer skin/cowrie shell medicine bag with beaded edge.

Bloodstone arrow head/trade bead necklace; a large elk antler basket; and  Peyote beaded imitation hawk and eagle feathers.

Necklace with full set of black bear claws and old Venetian trade beads.

Peyote stitched, tanned deer skin key chain and an antler basket with a dream catcher.

Large elk antler laundry basket and an old trade bead necklace with red Bohemian beads made to imitate coral.

Turkey and eagle feather with peyote bead work.

Large caribou antler basket using sweetgrass and reed and a deer antler vase basket.

Old Venetian trade beads, some rare, in a necklace and an ankle bracelet with pink quartz/grey pearls, bells and a totem bear.

Deer antler/ pocket basket with trade beads and a Peyote stitched dance fan with goose feathers.

Old trade king bead earrings and a necklace with rare Bodom trade beads and brass beads from Africa.

Huge old 6 layer chevron necklace with blue Russians and a pair of elk ivory/padre trade bead earrings.

Rosary made with real silver cross, old trade beads and silver spacers.

Necklace made with very old, rare green Hebron beads and strung on tanned deer skin.

Animal totem bracelet with 6 layer chevrons and silver spacers and clasp.