MACHINQUE PESHEWA - SHAWNEE
MACHINQUE (PRONOUNCED - MACHINE GO) REPRODUCES MANY
DIFFERENT KINDS OF ARTIFACTS FROM CHOKERS TO WAR CLUBS TO SHIELDS. HE BENDS HIS OWN HOOPS AND HEAT SHRINKS THE RAW HIDE.
THE SHIELDS ARE FINISHED WITH NATURAL DYES. GLASS AND BRASS BEADS ARE USED ALONG WITH "LEAGLE FEATHERS" AND HE EVEN PUTS THE
ARM AND HAND STRAPS ON THE BACK SO THE PIECE CAN BE USED FOR MORE THAN JUST A WALL HANGING.
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