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NATIVE AMERICAN WEATHERVANE
Brave (Indian) with Arrow Weathervane
by West Coast Weather Vanes
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This Indian Weather Vane is one of earliest human figure weathervanes. In preparation for making weathervanes based on the human form, we brought a number of live models into the studio to do figure studies. We did anatomy studies, modeled in clay and did lots and lots of drawings. This was very helpful as all our weathervanes are shaped by hand with rawhide hammers over oak posts, based on hand and eye observations. A lot of skill is required to hand shape anatomical features such as stomach muscles, cheek bones, etc into flat sheet copper. This is especially true when we are making a medium (two-foot tall sculpture piece) where the face itself is only about 3 inches in size!
We used copper in combination with optional gold leaf to create the weathervane featured in the photo shown here. This Brave Weathervane can also be made in all copper or using a combination of copper and brass. We also used brown glass eyes to give him a more realistic appearance. West Coast Weather Vanes offers several other Native American weathervane designs (please see images above). Each weathervane is made to order so the head dress, clothing, ornamentation, etc. can all be personalized depending on our customer’s interest.
Some years ago we did a fun project that involved this Brave weather vane. A pair of weathervanes were commissioned by a woman who was a graduate of CAL Berkeley. Her husband, a graduate of Stanford University, was celebrating his 60th birthday so she ordered an Indian weathervane (as it was the school mascot at the time he attended school) to celebrate both his birthday and his connection with Stanford. For years, they have had a friendly football rivalry so, of course, she also ordered a Bear weather vane.representing her school mascot.
They have a second home at Lake Tahoe (in the Sierra Nevada Mountains) with two side-by-side dormers. On one dormer, they put the Indian weathervane and on the other dormer, they put the Grizzly Bear weathervane. When the wind blows one direction, the Indian chases the Grizzly Bear, but when the wind shifts 180 degrees, the Bear chases the Indian. This way they can symbolically act out their school rivalry. Of course, since the wife came up with the plan, she did make sure that the Grizzly Bear weathervane had the advantage of the prevailing winds, so most of the time, when you look up you see the Cal Bear weathervane chasing the Stanford Indian weathervane!
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Ordering Information:
To place an order, please call us at (831) 425-5505.
At the time you call, we will provide you with an estimated completion date.
At the time the order is placed, a deposit of 1/3 is due. Upon receipt of the deposit, time will be reserved in our schedule. The balance is due when the weather vane has been completed and prior to shipping. Deposits can be made with Visa, MasterCard or check.
All West Coast Weather Vanes are custom made for the person who orders them.
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