(5) Large 18th Century Knife Sheath with quill-wrapped knife. 

Finished sheath  w/o knife, +/~ $475.00.

+/~ $600.00 with quill-wrapped , hand-forged repro of knives found at 
Ft. Michilimackac and Ft. Toulous.

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(6) Loom -woven quilled neck strap
for 18th century knife sheath , in progress.

Finished strap, +/-$200.00-$250.00.

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Quilled panel for same neck strap,
with very fine quills shown at actual size.

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  Detail showing terminal ends of knife strap.  Techniques used are "single quill plaiting" and "simple wrapping".
 
Same panel shown close-up
 to show loom work in progress.

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Completed strap for neck knife sheath. 
Loom - woven panel with quill - wrapped remainder.  
These often take more work than the sheath itself.  --
"What a beautiful piece of work!  Thank you very much!  
I haven't ever seen anything at all like it.  I'm absolutely flipped over it!  Megwetch"--  Lee Caripedis

Finished strap, +/-$200.00-$250.00.

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(7) Small loom woven panel for knife sheath strap.
Approximately 3x's actual size.

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(8) Mid 18th century tobacco pouch/pipe bag,
typical of those found along the Ste. Lawrence.
 Front and Back view; Quillwork,
Tinkle Cones, Deer Tail, Wampum fringe. 

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