Native American smithing

[Dave Porter]

Living in the heart of native American culture its hard not to develop an appreciation of their jewelry.
This is a new "hobby" for me and I hope to get semi-proficient some day.
This is a bear claw motif belt bucket. Hope you like it.. dave

[themanmonkey]

Good going. I grew up in a town near Sherman Alexie, so if you read his books you know the area. I'm more partial to NW coastal stuff, but the SW silver stuff is really cool too.

So it looks like you're dirt casting, is that correct?

[Dave Porter]

No, it's overlay.. I'll have to get his book(s) and see what it's all about up there.. Thanks for the tip!

[Zimmermanbicycle]

Nice work Dave!
reminds me of home,I'm from just up the road in Taos.
-Eric Z

[Dave Porter]

Thanks Eric,
It's really interesting to see the different interpretations from each of the different Pueblos. The Indian Cultural Center (all 19 NM Tribes) is a great place to see it all at once..
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[Zimmermanbicycle]

Thanks Dave,maybe I'll check that out next time I'm home.
-EZ