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Main Discussion Area => Cave Men only "Oooga Booga" => Topic started by: swamp monkey on February 26, 2011, 04:47:51 pm

Title: Spiro welk shell art
Post by: swamp monkey on February 26, 2011, 04:47:51 pm

The mound building culture at Spiro Oklahoma left behind some wonderful art.  One of those works of art was a buffalo fish riddled with arrows.  I am using this drawing as inspiration for crafting some mound building arrows.  In the mean time I made this whelk shell art replica. 

Charcoal followed by ink.  The Spiro may have grooved their design first then inked it.  I cannot say, I have not seen a museum specimen of this type of work up close. 

Title: Re: Spiro welk shell art
Post by: Lemos on February 27, 2011, 08:24:26 pm

Thats cool . I love seeing primitive art

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Post by: wildman on March 14, 2011, 06:25:03 pm

gives me the tatoo itch just had a caborn-welborn braclett done love the native art work

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Post by: huntertrapper on March 24, 2011, 02:46:25 am

Well done

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Post by: Pappy on March 25, 2011, 10:13:57 am

Very nice work.I like that a lot. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: SA on April 09, 2011, 01:48:52 am

very cool, the sam noble museum here in norman has quite abit of spiro mound artifacts.