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Crazy Crow carries Indian supplies etc!
http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Pr...
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On it... I believe we had this conversation before.
What she is referring to are horse hair tassels. A scalp lock is the tuff of hair a warrior had on the back of his head. Essentially in short a warriors scalp lock held his power, thus in battle they would "scalp" their foe to extinguish his power. Hollywood has given the term scalping a very bad wrap. While it certainly was brutal, it wasn't intended that way. Everything Native Americans did had a true purpose, they didn't just engage in scalping for utter brutality. Anywho, don't get any ideas at lost arts! You can't have my scalp lock!
A true "scalp lock" was displayed as a war trophy, horse hair tassels are that, cone tassles with horse hair, not to be confused with a scalp lock but people do get the two confused.
Cones are cheap to buy and even easier to make. If you want a few let me know, I make them from brass and copper along with tin. :thumbsup:
What she is referring to are horse hair tassels. A scalp lock is the tuff of hair a warrior had on the back of his head. Essentially in short a warriors scalp lock held his power, thus in battle they would "scalp" their foe to extinguish his power. Hollywood has given the term scalping a very bad wrap. While it certainly was brutal, it wasn't intended that way. Everything Native Americans did had a true purpose, they didn't just engage in scalping for utter brutality. Anywho, don't get any ideas at lost arts! You can't have my scalp lock!
A true "scalp lock" was displayed as a war trophy, horse hair tassels are that, cone tassles with horse hair, not to be confused with a scalp lock but people do get the two confused.
Cones are cheap to buy and even easier to make. If you want a few let me know, I make them from brass and copper along with tin. :thumbsup:
I would take an opposite point of view. Skulls from Montana dating back to the twelfth century show whole head skinning. Head hunting and scalping were common proofs of a kill. It was not just Indian. The sutton hoo ship had a rack that has been inturpited as a scalp display.
Stand Waits men scalped Yankees starting at pea ridge. Almost all of customs men were scalped.
Hair stuck in cones and worn on clothing could include kills, and hair from captured horses, and even from relatives.
Stand Waits men scalped Yankees starting at pea ridge. Almost all of customs men were scalped.
Hair stuck in cones and worn on clothing could include kills, and hair from captured horses, and even from relatives.
Yeah I was planning on asking you but wasn't sure if it was a good idea.
I would appreciate if you could make some but I know you're a busy guy (and should be working on my neck sheath
) but if you get the time to make some that would be cool or could direct me in the direction of where I could get some online.
Is this what I should be looking for, here, then just inserted the hair and clamping it? I have no idea how to attach the hair, but I am sick of having these horse tails around and want to be rid of them.
I would appreciate if you could make some but I know you're a busy guy (and should be working on my neck sheath
) but if you get the time to make some that would be cool or could direct me in the direction of where I could get some online. Is this what I should be looking for, here, then just inserted the hair and clamping it? I have no idea how to attach the hair, but I am sick of having these horse tails around and want to be rid of them.
I'm referring to my side of the world, each tribe, culture, clan or whatever had their own system and beliefs. For the area we live, as I've described it is accurate. What may have been done out westward or way down south probably was different. No disagreement there. :thumbsup:
Crazy crow sells different sized cones, very cheap and they are good.
For securing the hair you can use anything from hot melt, contact cement or my favorite hide glue. Very simple to make! The possible bag I carried at the last event was adorned with three cones I made with deer hair. Horse hair is great for tassels, if you want human hair I can hack you some off! :grin:
For securing the hair you can use anything from hot melt, contact cement or my favorite hide glue. Very simple to make! The possible bag I carried at the last event was adorned with three cones I made with deer hair. Horse hair is great for tassels, if you want human hair I can hack you some off! :grin:
Absolutely we can! Very much looking forward to it!
I certainly will.
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I prefer to tie the hair rather than use glue. Once tied with a leather thong, pull the end with the knot up into the cone. If the hair is long enough, you can tie the knot at the center of the hair bundle before pulling into the cone.
See an image at http://traditionalblackpowderhunting.com/how-to/bison-horn-intro/bison-horn-strap/
See an image at http://traditionalblackpowderhunting.com/how-to/bison-horn-intro/bison-horn-strap/
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Happy to help however I can.
I remember when I was starting and found people who freely shared of their knowledge and talents.
I remember when I was starting and found people who freely shared of their knowledge and talents.
Used to make them to decorate many of my "projects" including putting 6 on a 16 foot Comanchee pony lance I made up just to see what one would look like...damn if someone didn't buy it off teh wall. Getting it home in their van proved a bit tricky! :wink:
I used to pick up those circulae grape vine things at the arts/crafts stores and cut them into a slightly over lapped circle then tie them together with artificial senew which I used to prevent any of my little projects from being passed off as antique artifacts. Once I had the small circles (3" to 4" diameter usually), I'd use soaked pieces of rawhide till sof and cut into smaller circles adn with either pre-cut or cut it myself rawhide cording to sew teh circles inside teh grape vice rings. When dried, the thing tightens up like wood.
For hair I cheated adn would buy those $1.00 human hair wigs you see at teh dollar stores. The hair is attached to a fine netting adn you can cut it into strips of squares as needed. The trick is to glue the bottom half facing down and the top half of the circle facing up...that way the top half of the hair folds back over and hides the attachment. Tying a cord, ribbon or what have you several inches below the ring makes a perfect scalplock for weapons, shirts or horse gear.
http://static1.squarespace.com/sta...f226b4/1413827166096/P1010947.jpg?format=300w
I used to pick up those circulae grape vine things at the arts/crafts stores and cut them into a slightly over lapped circle then tie them together with artificial senew which I used to prevent any of my little projects from being passed off as antique artifacts. Once I had the small circles (3" to 4" diameter usually), I'd use soaked pieces of rawhide till sof and cut into smaller circles adn with either pre-cut or cut it myself rawhide cording to sew teh circles inside teh grape vice rings. When dried, the thing tightens up like wood.
For hair I cheated adn would buy those $1.00 human hair wigs you see at teh dollar stores. The hair is attached to a fine netting adn you can cut it into strips of squares as needed. The trick is to glue the bottom half facing down and the top half of the circle facing up...that way the top half of the hair folds back over and hides the attachment. Tying a cord, ribbon or what have you several inches below the ring makes a perfect scalplock for weapons, shirts or horse gear.
http://static1.squarespace.com/sta...f226b4/1413827166096/P1010947.jpg?format=300w
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