Sioux Bow and Arrow set by Norbert Kohlruss

This is a copy of an original in the Mario Luraschi collection in the Musee de Quay Branly in France. The bow is Osage orange backed with real sinew and colored with vermillion, it has a real sinew bow string for display and an artificial sinew string for shooting. The arrows have iron heads which are mounted with real sinew as are the feathers. The bow case and quiver are brain tanned hides quilled and bead decorated and bound with trade cloth.

Copy and photo supplied by P of KY.

Happy New Year from Norbert Kohlruss

Bags by Norbert Kohlruss

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Quilled and Beaded Bag by Norbert Kohlruss

1800’s Central Plains quilled & beaded bag measures 8 1/2" by 6 3/4".  Sewn with elk sinew, quilled and beaded on braintanned buckskin. Very tight and delicate quillwork, done in old time colors.  Beadwork useing old color seed beads including greasy yellow and antique red white hearts. Handmade and antiqued tin cones.

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Bladder Bag by Norbert Kohlruss

A reproduction of an 1800's Central Plains Bladder Bag with quillwork, beading and tin cones with dyed horse hair tassels. 

Copy and images supplied by Norbert Kohlruss.

Delaware Bag by Norbert Kohlruss

A copy of a well documented original Delaware bag, collected in Pennsylvania and in the collection of the Heye Foundation.


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Norbert Kohlruss Quilled and Beaded Ration Bag

4 3/4" (not including tin cones) by 3 1/2”.... elk sinew beaded and quilled on braintanned buckskin.... great old-time color seed beads, antiqued old style hollow brass beads.... all beading, quilling and sewing is done in genuine elk sinew.... handmade and antiqued tin cones with dyed horse hair.

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Norbert Kohlruss Quilled Knife Sheath

A 1800s Great Plains knife sheath.... 11" long 3"wide.... hand scraped rawhide, elk sinew sewn, elk sinew quilled on braintanned buckskin.... beautifully dyed porcupine quills, hand made and antiqued tin cones.

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Norbert Kohlruss Quilled Moccasins

Late 1800s Great Plains moccasins.... elk sinew quilled on braintanned buckskin.... dyed and natural porcupine quills.... hand scraped rawhide soles, antique cloth binding on cuffs.

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From The Hands Of Many Friends

HEAD:

Grunt work - Paul Jones

Welding - Glenn McClain

Pipe bowl - Ed Thomas

Finish file work - Bob Harn & Mike Gahagan

HANDLE:

Paul Jones

MEDICINE AMULET:

Tom Connin

BEADED DROP:

Norbert Kohlruss

Attaching drop to handle by sinew sewing and ageing - Tom Connin

Photos by P of KY.

Norbert Kohlruss Split Horn Ermine Bonnett

Photos by P of KY.

Norbert Kohlruss Quilled Bag

Steve Lodding Dag in a Norbert Kohlruss Sheath

Photographed at the 2009 CLA Show bt Jan Riser.

Norbert Kohlruss Quillwork

Norbert Kohlruss Blackfoot War Shield

Copy of a Blackfoot war shield in the Natural History Museum in New York. Hand-scraped buffalo hump rawhide, burnt lacing holes, hand painted turkey feathers, decorated with earth pigments, braintanned buckskin cover and straps.

Photos by P of KY.