Beaded Feather Gourd Stitched by Floating Feather (Out of Stock)

Smudge Feather
Fine, Gourd Stitch Beaded

Exquisitely hand-made with a turkey skirt feather, adorned with spotted guinea hen feathers and antique beaded leather. The bead work has been "gourd stitched" to the leather with fine, antique faceted glass beads. Gourd stitch, is an off-loom bead weaving technique. Off-loom beadweaving is a family of beadwork techniques in which seed beads are woven together into a flat fabric or a three-dimensional object.

This exquisite utilitarian smudging feather is so beautiful, you will want to display this as a fine, hand-made gift. Created by local Taos artist Floating Feather especially for Taos Herb Company.

Feathers are used in smudging to direct the blessing and cleansing smoke from burning sacred herbs and resins.

3 examples shown in photo above. Each smudging feather is unique and individual.