Long ago indigenous tribes from around the world would utilize various animal skins as containers for carrying supplies and valuables as well as food items such as pemmican and dried meats. With readily available animal skins and ease of construction, parfleche containers were common among the Native Americans of the Plains area of the US. During this inspirational hands on class, students will take a raw deerskin and transform it into a fully functional container for use in their daily activities or their primitive wilderness outings. Students will be given a chance to experience:

• Fleshing a deerskin
• Using natural pigments for painting
• Utilizing natural tanned deerskin for cordage
• Experience bone tools for making holes & buttons
• Prickly pear gel & hide glue for a primitive sealant

This class is a perfect follow up class to our Natural Deer Hide Tanning Class. All materials will be provided for each participant and every student will leave with a one of a kind handcrafted container to take home and inspire others with their newly crafted parfleche container. This class is only held once each year, so be sure and sign up quick because spaces fill fast.