WARBONNET (starting at $500)

All Eagle and Hawk feathers are hand-painted. Beadwork is done in lazy stitch and skull caps are made of either Deer or Elk hide, two or four-piece construction.

DOUBLE TRAILER WARBONNET (starting at $1800)

featured in Prairie Edge Gallery

Rapid City, South Dakota

DOG SOLDIER BONNET (starting at $2000)

featured in the Hawthorne Gallery - Branson, Missouri

The Dog Soldiers were the bravest warriors of the Cheyenne. They were expected to choose the most dangerous parts of the battlefield, where the heaviest fighting took place. The warriors would dismount, stake their sash to the ground, and vow not to retreat in battle. They would fight this way until death came to them, or until a fellow comrade pulled up the stake, thus freeing them from their vow. Notably, the most distinguishing feature of the Dog Solder's regalia was his bonnet. It was originally crafted with an array of Magpie and Raven feathers. Legal restrictions prohibit the use of those feathers today, thus 600 black-dyed Pheasant feathers are used. When viewed under the light, you can still see the translucent hues and markings of the original feathers, making this creation rather unique. Each feather is tipped with Ermine fur and attached to a brain-tanned deerskin cap. Fanning down the back of the bonnet, you have the option of hand-painted Eagle feathers, or wild Turkey feathers, tipped with Ermine and Horshair.

SPLIT-HORN ERMINE BONNET

(starting at $1800)

featured in Prairie Edge Gallery - Rapid City, South Dakota

This is a recreation of an 1860's Sioux Ermine bonnet currently with the Chandler-Pohrt Collection. This type of bonnet would have been worn by an outstanding warrior, possibly a Medicine man. This bonnet is recreated with split buffalo horns, Ermine skins, hand-painted feathers, Deer skin trailer, decorated with Deer toes and natural earth pigments.