Carved in 1999, this is a nice example of my earlier Native Americans. About the only improvement I would make would be the feathers. Over time I learned that feathers have a natural curve determined by which side of the bird they were taken from. Once I took this into account it created a much…
Author: Lynn Doughty
I might be a little man in a big world but on our 30 acres I'm the one in charge when the wife's not around!
Chief Many Feather
Personally, I think this is one of my best pieces. It really captures a regal look even though it might be a caricature. That robe looks like you could touch it and feel the soft surface of the buffalo hide. To top it off the bonnet with it’s racoon tail just completes the piece. Beautiful!…
Iron Eyes
The late 90’s seems to be banner years for my carving of Native Americans. I guess after concentrating on Cowboys for so long this new challenge was a welcome one. Iron Eyes, who bares no relationship with the fake redskin that was shedding tears in promoting saving the forests at the time, is a great…
My First Native Americans
Believe it or not, I came across that photo of two of Charles Russel’s Native American dolls in a book at the U.S. Consulate in Leningrad, USSR back in 1980. The Consulate maintained a small library in the building in case some brave city citizen might make it past the two Military guards stationed out…
Standing Red Bear + 1
Here are two versions of Standing Red Bear. You will have to forgive me for reusing the name twice. I have carved a lot of Native Americans so coming up with original names that add appeal to a piece becomes harder to do over time. The first piece was carved back in the 90’s and…
The Scout
Here’s another one. This fella seems to be in a much better mood than the other. Also carved back in the mid-70’s when the wood was soft, the knife was sharp and the ideas flowing. Comments welcome.
The Scout
Carved in 1998, I can’t say whether he was assigned to the Custer outfit but for his sake I hope he wasn’t. Comments welcome.
Cactus Jack
Carved back in 1997, Cactus Jack is a larger piece that I normally do. I put him out in the wind with the blown hair and feather. I also put him in the IWC show in Iowa where he took a 2nd place ribbon. Comments welcome.
3 Little Beavers!
Over the years I’ve done quite a number of these little warriors. One even made it into a national museum at Woolaroc. A So…..Here are 3 Little Beavers along with the patterns I used to create them. The side profile is less than 2″ and the front is just over that a bit. The head…
Spotted Deer and Little Wolf
Here is another pretty lady with her little warrior. Carved back in the 90’s, I can’t remember if this was the first time I added a Papoose to a figure. I do know it was quite easy to make one. I originally did this particular figure back in 1998 so the one shown was probably…