Soapstone is a wonderful medium for carving and is often used to create visages of animals. Because the stone is relatively soft, it ranks 1 out of 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. Its low density makes it a perfect medium for scratching line designs. The stone must first be […]
Monthly Archives: February 2014
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Fans made from feathers are often depicted in Native art and seen during Powwows. But why did did natives make them and what were they used for? From the earliest of times, people viewed the bird as a mystical creature. Because birds spent most of their time in the sky, […]
These shells belong to a large group of tooth shaped shells called scaphopod mollusks. They are often known as tusk shells or dentalium shells due to their striking resemblance to teeth and tusks. Don’t expect to find these lying on the beach though; the creatures that use the dentalium shell […]