Hawk Circle Educational and Historical Replicas
Hands-on Items that Enrich Your Program or Interpretative Experience

Educational replicas are great for giving any program a new dimension, because you can let students actually hold or touch some of them, opening their senses ad expanding their learning from intellecual concept to ' first hand' knowledge.    We make our replicas with all natural, authentic materials, usually hand gathered by ourselves and processed by hand as well, except where noted.   What you get is an artifact that is a work of art, an actual useable tool or craft that has an aboriginal feel.

Each educational and Historical Replica comes with a laminated educator's or interpreter's guide, outlining the significant item highlights, the materials it was made from, it's role in the lives of native peoples and how it was used.   We add resources for continued reading, as well as historical references.  We also add item care and storage information, to help your replica have a long life.

If you don't see something here listed, that you would like just let us know.  While the majority of our replicas are styled along the Eastern Woodlands traditions, we can recreate anything from Apache,to Miwok or Inuit cultures if needed.

Please call Barry Keegan for more information at (607) 264-3396 or email him directly at barsar@telenet.net

The list below is extensive, detailed and hard to read online. Please feel free to download the brochure below, which is easier to read and can be printed if needed for your organization or staff to consider.

Our Shelters and Replica Brochure PDF

Basic Earth Shelter Package
Children as well as adults can easily picture life in these tight family quarters. Food would have been preserved, hung high up in the smoke, until eaten. Furs, extra clothing, hunting equipment and many possessions were hung this way, or placed upon shelves overhead. Baskets held small valuables and breakables, out of reach of young children. Clay pots were stood in the fire pit or placed against a wall, often holding water. Firewood was stashed below the beds, so it could be reached without getting up. The family slept between the padding of grass mats and furs, huddling close to each other when cold. The items in this package will help you to reflect on most of the more important essentials of life in these shelters. The clay pot can cook on coals with the same cautions taken back then. Care should also be taken with children handling the clay pot, knife, spear and ax. Please read the package interpreter’s guide, included in this kit before use.
Items to Add or Consider: Period clothing would be the most dramatic addition to this package (call for details of custom orders).
Package Includes:
• Bow Drill Fire Kit, with bow, natural cord, fireboard, drill, and handhold
• Rawhide Tinder Pouch, with tinder samples inside

• Hafted Stone Knife
• Thrusting Spear with Bone or Stone Point

• Throwing Stick for Small Game
• Clay Cooking Pot approx. one quart size

• Bark Baskets/Containers
• Twig Broom for shelter floor

• Coils of Basswood Bark for shelter maintenance
• Hafted Stone Ax

• Bone Awls, for working with bark and lashings
• Cattail or Grass Mat
•Large Bark or Ash Splint Basket to hold most of the items in this package
Total PackagePrice = $ 750

Woodland Hunter Package
The atl-atl spear was the most effective weapon during the times of Mammoths, long ago. Bows and arrows were a thousand year old addition to the many weapons used in hunting and war before Europeans arrived. Men crawled up to herds of deer, wearing skins of smaller animals, which deer feared less than men. This allowed the men closer shots with bows and arrows. Their pride was in how close they could stalk, not in how far they could shoot. Wasted animals could mean starvation for the entire group of people. This package is a large cross section of hunting tools and weapons used on birds and mammals. Though these are entirely functional, they are designed for the hard use of interpretation, with consideration to the wear and tear of frequent travel. We advise the use of caution with certain sharp items such as knives, arrow and spear points, pulling on the bow, handling of spears and weapon use. Rope off areas for field demonstrations. These are not legal for hunting, except in certain states, areas and survival conditions; so please consult local game laws and include them in your interpretation. Stone points are for one shot only and will not hold up to regular target practice. Please read the program included in this kit before use. Certain sharp stone tools can be customized or “dulled” for safety of handling, and our arrows and spears can be fitted with specialized antler points for target practice type usage. Items to Add or Consider: A rolled up fur, tied to a wooden pack frame, worn by the interpreter will bring a strong silent presence to your site (call for details of custom orders).
Package Includes:
• Quick Sapling Bow

• Hardwood Hunting Bow with natural string
• Leather Quiver

• Arrow Set, includes stone tipped arrow, bone tipped arrow, handmade steel/copper tipped arrow, small game thumper point arrow, all with turkey feather fletching and wrapped with sinew and hide glue.
• Buckskin Medicine Pouch with Soapstone Bear Effigy
• Throwing Stick for small game

• Hafted Stone Knife
• Thrusting Spear with Stone or Bone Point

• Atlatl Spear/Thrower Set
• Atlatl Dart Foreshafts w/Antler Points

• Three points for arrows/spears
• Rawhide Belt Pouch for Points, Knife, Foreshafts
• Coyote Skin Headdress for Stalking Game

• Cattail Duck Decoy
Total PackagePrice = $ 1,570

Fisherman’s Package
Fishing seasons varied from place to place. The men often left village life for up to two months in the spring to go to ancestral fishing grounds. The sun and wind aided the men in the drying of fish meat. When bugs were strong, smoke was also used to dry and preserve the year’s supply of fish. Women and children often joined the men, later, to help transport the preserved fish to home storage areas. Weirs of wood and stone were built in areas to concentrate and trap migratory fish. Dip nets, arrows and spears, were used from canoes and at waterfalls. Torches attracted fish at night, for easy spearing. Hooks and lines, Large nets and wooden basket traps were used in many circumstances, often allowing men to perform other tasks while gathering their fish. Ice fishing is an age-old process. There are very few ways that equipment in this kit can be used legally today. We recommend that you consult your local fishing regulations and include them in your interpretation. Please read the program included in this kit before use. Items to Add or Consider: A bark or dugout canoe, and paddles, truly makes this package come to life (call for details of custom orders).
Package Includes:
• Fish Spear with Foreshaft and eight feet of dogbane line

• Fish Arrow
• Fish Hook Set: includes Knucklebone Hook, Lashed Thorn or Bone Style, Several Gorge Hooks,some in half finished process and a buckskin pouch to carry them in.
• Fish Netting Section, includes 6 feet, with all natural cordage, stone sinkers, wooden floatsand rawhide pouch to carry
• Slate Stone Fishing Knife/Ulu

• Leader Line from Natural Cordage

• Medium Willow Fishtrap

• Cedar Frog Fishing Lure
Total PackagePrice = $ 950

Woman’s Gathering Tools Package
Women did trap, fish and hunt, when needed. Their responsibilities were mostly in foods gathered and grown. Men also needed to know how to gather food while away on extended voyages. Baskets were taken when leaving the home for opportune finds of herbs, medicines, and food: from bark, bud, root, leaf, shoot, fruit, flower and more. Their extensive knowledge of these matters, a lifetime of study, were and essential to tribal survival. The strength and work ethic of Native women were a source of great amazement to the European visitor. This enormous kit reflects the importance of the women’s role in daily life, including politics. The women, who raised the children, knew best which male to select as a leader. We caution of possible danger: from handling of knives, awls and needles by children. Please read the program included in this kit before use. Items to Add or Consider: A buckskin dress and moccasins would bring extra life to your interpreter using this kit (call for details of custom orders).
Package Includes:
• Mortar and Pestle for grinding seeds, corn

• Fire Hardened Hardwood Digging Stick
• Widemouth Harvesting Basket-Bark Strips, or woven willow or cattail
• Deer Scapula Gardening Hoe with Hardwood Handle
• Personal Sewing Kit: Several Bone Needles, different sizes, sinew and natural fiber thread samples,
wampum beads, glass trade beads, porcupine quills, and all held in a small buckskin pouch
• Potter’s Tool Kit: Clay Shaping Paddle, Shell and Wood Scraping Tools, Temper and Pigment
Clay additives, Pot Form, Clay Chunk Samples, all in a small Bark or Rawhide Pouch for Carrying
• Cordage Kit: Samples of Milkweed Fibers and Cordage, Dogbane, Nettle, Cedar, Sinew, Cattail,
Elm Bark, Velvetleaf, Buckskin with leather name tags and small pouch to carry
• Mano and Metate Stone Grinding set, for grinding herbs,
seeds and pounding dried meat & berries into pemmican
• Hafted Stone Knife • Bone Awls for Bark, Leather, Sewing, etc
• Bone Basket Knife, for Separating Splints while weaving
• Stone Scraper Flakes for making buckskin

• Cattail Doll
• Medium Gourd Containers
• Bark Basket for Carrying all Kits and Tools

Total PackagePrice = $ 1,350

Woodland Bowmaker’s Tools Package
Bow and arrow hunting is at least a thousand years old in North America. These were hunting tools and weapons of choice after thick forests replaced post-glacial tundra vegetation. The hunter could climb or crawl while stalking and shoot at game in tight situations. Quivers held arrows that were light and silent in transport, compared to the larger spears. Strait shoots of arrow length were much more common than for the longer spears. Hunting of even small game and birds became possible this way. This kit is designed to demonstrate the seldom-found answers to how this equipment was made. Teaching with this kit is most effective outdoors, were you can set up a safe area to chop, draw the bow, or even shoot arrows: which are specifically made for target use. The chert flakes, knife, chopping tools, and even the bow present certain dangers. Please read the program included in this kit before use. Items to Add or Consider: A full sized hunting bow, for adults or of a child size, with some target arrows: present an unforgettable experience and complete the interpretation possibilities of this kit (call for details of custom orders).
Package Includes:
• Hafted Stone Axe with Hardwood Handle

• Hafted Stone Adze
• Hafted Stone Knife

• Hafted Stone Scraper

• Four Extra Stone Scraper Blades
• Mini Tillering Stick

• Mini-Snap Bow for Tillering Demonstrations
• Sinew Strips for Sinew Backing, or Bowstrings
• Milkweed/Dogbane for Sample Bowstring in Process
• Turkey and Goose Feather Fletching Strips

•Hide Glue/Pitch Glue Samples for Fletching, Points
• Bark or Rawhide Bag to Carry All Items in Package

Total PackagePrice = $ 850

Woodland Youth Package

Children often played games that mimicked adult’s daily activities. They grew up fast, and married in early teen years. Most boys of 13 years joined on hunts and in minor battles. Girls learned to cook, sew, garden before that age. They were free to come and go in the houses and were only reprimanded rarely, not physically but by the use certain social pressures. Children were sneaking up on parents constantly and encouraged to do so for obvious reasons. Body paint decorations became brighter or more camoflauged through this learning. Pretending to be an animal taught stalking and the understanding of tracking and sign. Even the games of chance hold their own hidden lessons of group dynamics, fostering shamanism and leadership. Responsibilities were given to those who showed that they were ready. This kit is just plain fun and it drives these points home in memorable ways. Bow, arrow and knife safety are responsibilities and part of education. Please read the program included in this kit before use. Items to Add or Consider: Basic clothing for a boy/girl will give the children a big chance to be the center of attention (call for details of custom orders).
Package Includes:
• Small Lacrosse Stick and Buckskin Ball
• Youth Bow for Small Game with two arrows
• Bone and Stick Game
• Bowl & Dice Game
• Youth Moccasins
• Bone Knife with Bark Sheath
• Small Mortar and Pestle for Face Paint
• Buckskin Pouch
• Skunk or Raccoon Face Hat
•Bone Pendant Necklace

Total PackagePrice = $ 950

Storyteller’s Package

Before TV there was the fire and stories for entertainment. An incense of herbs filled the air with sweet smoke. Everyone huddled close in anticipation of these events, especially on long winter nights. The darkness worked with the fire-light upon your imagination to animate the gestures of the one who told the tale. Certain parts were left out or paused over, to bring attention to the dance of an animal running or the stalking. Rattles and drums were used to enhance statements. Decorations of shell reflected the fire, giving an awe of power to the storyteller. Baggy clothing hid their identity, allowing them to “become” what they imitated. This package has what you need to create this aura. The program contains instructions to make bowdrill fire, some stories, sources and safety tips. Items to Add or Consider: A flute, a drum and/or a coyote skin hat will add much to this package (Call for details of custom orders).
Package Includes:
• Sweetgrass Braids and Cedar Needles for Smudging
• Clay, or Wooden Smudge Bowl and Feather
• Wampum Belt
• Beaded Shell Necklace
• Buckskin Shirt with fringe, S, M, L, XL
• Rawhide Rattle
• Buckskin Medicine Pouch and Soapstone Effigy
• Bow Drill Firemaking Kit
• Painted Rawhide Medicine Bag (to carry items)
Total PackagePrice = $ 1,350

Hide Tanner’s Package
Two hundred years ago, there were many war and survival stories of people who made soup by boiling their moccasins. They were tanned with animal brains so there actually was some food value in your leather clothes and shoes then. If you did that today, with modern tanned leather you would get sick or possibly die. There is an old saying that “every animal has enough brains to tan its own hide”. It had more meaning than a recipe, which happens to work. Every tool that you would need to actually tan an animal hide, completely stone-age, is in this kit. The final product of this tanning method is soft stretchy chamois like deerskin. The idea of handling mashed brains brings on loud responses or dramatic silence. This changes when you tell them that it softens your hands too. We list modern precautions to take while handling animal parts that keep this a safe practice. There are local places to purchase brains, such as butchers. Please read the program included in this kit before use.
Items to Add or Consider: Buckskin clothing provides an example of the finished product and completes the kit in dramatic fashion. (Call for details of custom orders).
Package Includes:
• Bone Flesher
• Bone Scraper, Wet Scrape
• Hoop Hide Rack w/treated Muskrat rawhide
• Hafted Stone Knife
• Bone/Stone Hide Scraper, Hafted (Dry Scrape)
• Rawhide Sample
• Rawhide Pouch for Tools
• Buckskin Sample
• Rawhide Pouch w/Sphagnum Moss for storing brains
• Bone Awl
• Bone Needle
• Sinew Thread samples
• Leather Lacing
• Punky Wood For Smoking Hides, in Bark Bag
Total Packag Price = $ 650

Dugout Canoe Maker’s Package
These tools work in combination with burning and scraping. Small fires, banked with clay will do the entire job but these tools speed things up some. Some big modern towns have trouble finding places to accept huge trees that have been removed or fallen. Getting one delivered for free saves you allot of work. We’ll tell you how to do this. I have fond memories of three children, in swim gear, who all tried again and again to tip over and sink the dugout canoe that they were sitting in. We were in shallow water and they were amazed that the tippy boat could actually be trusted. There are old accounts of it taking one man 8 days to build a dugout. He did this while fishing for food and he peeled the tree’s bark for his shelter. He cooked his fish over the fire that created the cavity in the log canoe. This kit gives you the tools to make your own log boat. Please read the program included with this kit for the necessary precautions of stone tool use, handling, children’s safety, historical references, sources, suggestions and more. Items to Add or Consider: A miniature replica canoe, choose one of at least 4 styles, to best match your area. (Call for details of custom orders).
Package Includes:
• Large Stone Gouge w/hardwood handle
• Small Stone Gouge w/hardwood handle
• Stone Axe
• Large Hafted Stone Knife
• Bone Bark Awls (2)
• Rootlet Lacing Coils
• Bark Lacing Coils
• Bark Basket w/Carrying Strap
• Hardwood Bark Spud for Peeling Bark Slabs
Total PackagePrice = $ 950

Maple Syrup Maker’s Package

This kit is representing all of the known ways that syrup was made in North America before European Contact. There is a possibility, depending upon the unknown age of this technology, that soapstone vessels were also used to perform the cooking. Since there is no proof of this yet, we left out that method for now. Three methods of cooking are with hot stones in a log trough or rawhide vessel, a clay pot and in a folded birch bark vessel over hot coals. We’ve found this program to be highly educational and entertaining with the sweet benefits of taste, smell, sight, sound, heat and seasonal community. There are many things that you need to know about the care and safe use of each of these replicas. The tools included will effectively demonstrate the slashing of maple trees. We recommend making these cuts into sections of a log that can be used over and over, with out damaging live trees. This method is very destructive and was used long ago when trees were once very plentiful. Heating stones that hold moisture causes exploding due to heated gasses. Please read the program included with this kit before use. Items to Add or Consider: A log trough, much like a miniature dugout canoe (this can serve two purposes) to cook in with hot stones has a more appetizing smell than a rawhide vessel (Call for details of custom orders).
Package Includes:
• Stone Axe
• Stone Knife
• Three small Birch Bark Sap Catching Trays
• Bone Chisel
• Big 2 gallon Clay Pot
• Two Birch “Makak” Sap Carrying Buckets
• Wooden Neck Yoke with Bark Rope and Wooden Hooks
• Rawhide Cooking Vessel
• Folded Birch Bark Cooking Vessell
• Basalt/Granite/Steatite Cooking Stones
• 3 Birch bark Tabs (Sap Flow Guides)
• 3 Wooden Stirring Spoons/Paddles
• Birch Bark Cone for holding snow and “Jack Wax”
• Bark Splint Pack Basket (to hold tools in)
• Wooden Snow Shovel
• 2 Bent Wooden Tongs
Total PackagePrice = $ 2,250

Additional List of
Available Replicas

• Hand Drill Fire Set $15.00
• Bone Needles For Matting $20.00
• Stone Knife With Antler Handle $100.00
• Stone Knife Blades $35.00-$50.00
• Stone Knife With Rough Handle $25.00 (plus cost of blade)
• Bark Quiver $55.00
• Birch Bark Water Container $75.00 (per quart)
• Primitive Pottery Cooking Pot $200.00 (gallon size)
• Coal Burned Bowl $60.00 (one person size)
• Carved Wooden Platter $50.00 (small), $75.00 (medium), $100.00 (large)
• Stone hammer with Pecked Groove and Bent Sapling Handle $85.00 (small)
• Pecked Sandstone Bowl: Oil Lamp $125.00
• Rawhide Drum with Buckskin Handle $250.00
• Painted Rawhide Parfleche Pouch $180.00
• Buckskin Loin Cloth $145.00
• Dugout Canoe $2,00.00
• Pounded Ash Splint Baskets $130.00 (small), $150.00 (medium), $170.00 (large)
• Various Baskets of Virginia Creeper, Conifer Rootlets: $45.00 + (Custom Orders)
• Wampum Belt $125.00 - $750.00 (Custom Orders)
• Smoking Pipe (wood and stone) and Pipe Bag $275.00 + (Custom Orders)
• Soapstone Animal Effigies $25.00 - $30.00
• Lacrosse Stick and ball $250.00
• Large Wooden Mortar and Pestle (Corn Pounder) $350.00
• Basswood Bark Strip Baskets $50.00 + (Custom Orders)
• Folded Ash bark Container $15.00 - $65.00 (size ranges)
• Beaver Skin, Treated Rawhide, Laced into Hoop $75.00
• Braintanned Deerskin (no hair) $135.00
• Braintanned Animal Furs:
Skunk $75.00
Raccoon $85.00
Fox $90.00
Mink $55.00
Opossum $75.00
Muskrat $60.00

Please note: We can make or design far more items, artifacts and projects than we can effectively list here, so please contact us if you need something that isn’t listed here. We can adjust your package or artifact to meet your interpretive needs, and all of our items are built to withstand years of intense handling and use! You will be amazed at the artistry, authentic feel and natural beauty of these items.