Metalworking

Season 4 • Episode 4

Chickasaw Culture Keepers

E. Dee Tabor always knew she was Chickasaw, but she didn't know very much about her culture until her uncle began learning the art of traditional Chickasaw metalsmithing. Inspired by the work he was doing, she too began to learn traditional metalsmithing techniques. Today, she works with a variety of stones and metals such as silver, gold and copper to create unique, one-of-a-kind, modern pieces that evoke Chickasaw history and culture. Tabor also draws much of her creative inspiration from nature and says that the stones tell you what they want to be. When the Chickasaw metalsmith is in her studio she always wears a copper bracelet that belonged to her aunt because it awakens her connection to her ancestors.

EPISODES

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Metalworking

EPISODES

Pottery

Stickball Sticks

Beading

Regalia

Metalsmithing

Shell Carving

Weaving

Horticulture

Baskets

Traditional Foods

Quilting

Flutes

Beaded Collars

Drum Making

Storytelling

Bow Making

Brent Greenwood Art

Beaded Jewelry

Flint Knapping

Stomp Dancing

Beadwork

Turkey Calls

Traditional Stories: How Day and Night Were Divided

Woodturning

Bead Artisan

Textile Art

Quilt Making

Jewelry

The Legacy of Bow Making

Bead Artistry

Painting

Woven Mats

Metalworking

Photography

Pashofa

Deer Toe Shakers

Stickball Sticks

Shell Carving

Medicine Bags

Natural Dyes

Twinning

Bladesmithing

Fish Nets

Porcupine Quillwork

Pottery Burnishing

Shell Carving

Duck Decoys

Traditional Arrows

Fine Gourd Art

Traditional Flutes

Turtle Pottery

Turtle Shell Shakers

Pucker Toe Moccasins

Chunkey

Tattoos and War Paint

Leggings and Breechcloths

Hide Brain Tanning

River Cane Harvesting, Splitting and Peeling

Stories of Kullihoma

History of Beads