Speaker showing authentic PA German dress and demonstrating a mouth harp.
Ornamental wheat creation
Beautiful heart made of wheat and its stalks.
Hand-folded stars are dipped in beeswax when completed to help preserve colors and shapes.
This box was about 4 inches from point to top of the rounds and took many tedious hours to complete.
Also a very tiny creation, only a few inches long. PA German people would create these in their spare time.
A single, completed paper star.
An example of PA German traditional art.
The next few photos demonstrate the folding of a paper star. This lady was quite quick in her folding and has spent many hours perfecting her craft.
An example of very early PA German art, which was also useful.
Skrimshaw engraving on a reproduction powder horn.
Skrimshaw engraving on a reproduction powder horn, photo treated to look historic.
More detailed skrimshaw engraving. Beautifully done.
