Cherokee Traditions: Shell Carving
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- čas přidán 16. 12. 2021
- The shells of freshwater pearl mussels can be carved to create beautiful jewelry such as earrings or traditional gorgets. In this new episode of Cherokee Traditions, join Cherokee artist Candice Byrd as she demonstrates this unique artform taught to her by the late Cherokee National Treasure and shell carving revivalist Knokovtee Scott.
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I'm part Cherokee. My ancestors were Eastern band. My mothers family lived in Northeast Tennessee and I'm fascinated by Cherokee culture. The things that my Grandfather knew about plants and herbs that grew in that area was amazing. I'm so disappointed that we didn't record the wisdom he possessed before he passed away. The earrings are beautiful, truly artistic. It's a wonderful way to keep Cherokee culture alive.
It’s great to see this being carried on and revived. Wado, Candice.
Love that this is learned and then you are so gracious as to share it on CZcams for rest of us....
Beautiful artwork. She’s very inspirational. I love collecting worked shell.
She has such a calming sweet voice. Beautiful carving too.
I really enjoy the knowledge of
Different things the Cherokee have used over the years and passing it on to my Granddaughters , Thank you so much for Sharing !
I’m am making shell necklaces for my nieces, they are having their coming out (women hood ceremony) here in a couple of months and this is absolutely awesome! Thank you for allowing us to see this!
That was so beautiful in its own right without paint it was gorgeous
Thank you so much for this video, I'm Portuguese and have absolutely no connection to Cherokee or any American culture but this was really insightful. I collected shells as a kid and I didn't want to throw them out and this has inspired me to make some jewellery out of them! I'll have to make sure to educate myself on the symbology though.
I am a new subscriber and i just love carving and art . Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us all . ❤ you can hear and see the love and respect that you have for your teacher . Absolutely beautiful work ❤
this is beautiful, both the jewelry and the ethos behind it. i feel like when you touch one of these pieces you must be able to feel the history and love inside it. i love what knokovtee said about the "fire" starting to come out, that phrase will stick in my head i can already tell :)
much love and thank you for this amazing video
Very cool I would have never known. Thank you for sharing.
Good to see someone carrying on with one of our tradition’s!!
Best video yet. Thank you so very much for sharing!
This was fantastic! The history along with the details of use and techniques is so wondrous. 😊
Very interesting.
Excellent video, so well explain. What a beautiful art form.
This is great! I live in the Charleston SC area. I have access to a lot of clams, mussels, and oysters.
Beautiful!
Wado Candice! You're a good teacher.
Thank you for such a beautiful video.
She is adorable!! i loved the video!!
Awesome family
Very nice thank you for the video
Excellent ☆☆☆☆☆.
I have a whole box in the rough, they are truly a treasure 🪙 I just wish I had a place for a work shop to buy equipment for crafting.. doing everything in old times is time consuming labor. Polishing and shaping by hand.
Thank u:)
Nice video. What all species of mussels do you work with/ prefer? I find and use a lot of yellow sand shells, and very occasionally round pearl shells (lampsilis teres and glebula rotunda, respectively).
One major advantage to working under water is chip clearance. Shell isn't all that hard, but it makes dust rather than a long chip, which clogs the hole
Used to. Draw paint shells rocks Oregon coast fun miss. Ocean good work
Growth rings! Amazing! Hmmm I could get some cut shells and use to decorate my knives. 🤔
Hello il watching this today. I need help to clean my mother of pearl they are raw. The calcification is so thick i dont want to use grinder etc. is there a chemical method that i can soak it in and clean it off . Please suggest me something. I just want to make a few inlays for my instrument.
Nifty 😎
"they are nifty! Nifty gifties." - Michael Scott, The Office
Thanks for sharing, that was very interesting! Question: I understand, that working with shells can cause health problems, because of the fine dust. But if I have some plain old shell buttons, that lost the shine. Is it safe to treat them with grindpaper myself (under water, by wearing a mask)?
Very beautiful! Where can one take classes?
If these turn to dust as you store them, don’t they disintegrate to wear them?
Where can I buy these jewelry pieces you’ve made in this video?
I’m so happy his teachings were passed on🪶🐚🦪
Osyio muscle shell can be beautiful shame most of our .traditions went bad after the removeal
Osiyo
Great work space, and good for you for your protective mask. I assume that you also use eye protection.
Osiyo. I have some beautiful shells I don't do anything with them. If you want them let me know.
Huh
Topic fumes...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_gorget#/media/File:Craig_style_shell_gorget_Spiro_Raccoon_dancers_HRoe_2012.jpg
This jpg will show original Cherokee example.