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Painted Braintanned Warshirt

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Peatreg:
Completed "Crazy Horse" shirt. Originally planned on recreating the shirt from below with a few minor detail changes. Ultimately it was a combination of the two original shirts below.

Two brain tanned deer hides. Top 1/3rd of each provided the sleeves while the bottom 2/3rds of each provided the front and the back. Shirts of this "two hide style" were laid out as if the animal was standing on its hind legs, therefore maintaining the shape of the deer and honoring the use of its hide. In this way the front legs then hung down from below the arms (later period shirts wouldn't have these mobile appendages as they were cut off). The hind legs then would hang from the bottom of the shirt (again, later period shirts removed these). Shirt is sinew sewn from the cuff to just below the elbow and on the neck and shoulder seams. 136 human hair locks wrapped with dyed porcupine quills in red, white, yellow and blue. Top half painted with blue pigment paint mixed with hide glue. Bottom half painted in yellow pigment paint. Red lighting bolts and sinew wrapped hand painted replica eagle feathers.

chamookman:
Way cool ! Thanks for posting - Bob.

riverrat:
nice.

BowEd:
Super replica, and background investigation of period.The brain tanned war shirt.Wonderful tough stuff.Human hair locks to boot.A lot of work and another labor of love.
Now are the leggins & breech clout coming next?
Like your pile of boards there too.Looks like you got 6" or so of snow.

helmet:
Amazing!

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