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Dress from Dances With Wolves
Eric Krewson:
Because it is illegal to own eagle feathers I suspect the headdress feathers are white turkey feathers dyed to look authentic. The could be real because NAs can own them but I doubt if Mr Green would subject real feather to the rigors of movie filming.
DC:
Eric- I was pretty sure they were eagle(or imitation eagle) but I keep seeing pictures like that with the white and black feathers and I knew Bald Eagles didn't have feathers like that. The only pictures I had seen that looked like they might be close were from a Sea Eagle and I was pretty sure the native people didn't have access to them. I thought Golden Eagles were brownish all over so I was stuck as to what kind of Eagle feathers they were using. A quick search on the Feather ID site sorted me out. We don't have many Golden Eagles here, they are rare on the coast, so I didn't really know what they looked like.
Mounter:
--- Quote from: rebsr52339 on February 23, 2019, 04:29:07 am ---I’ve got about two dozen elk ivory’s and a few red stag, always thought about making my wife a dress like that.... but first I’d need a bunch of buckskin, then I doubt she’d ever wear it. Lol...
Mounter, I made an elk skin dress for my wife with a "bunch" of the "cowrie" shells on it besides the quills and beading. She claims she gains 25#s when she puts it on. She is still funny. Love her to death.
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That’s cool Reb, and thank you. Your a genorus man!
bjrogg:
Great movie. Interesting thread. Cool stories. I've got some hides and furs I need some inspiration for
Bjrogg
PaulN/KS:
Somewhere down in the basement bookshelves I have a book on the making of the movie. Guess I'd better go look for it...
And Thanks to Reb. A generous man indeed. :OK
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