Handmade Leather Collectibles
Circle Of Life
All natural black and silver-grey Angora chaps. Featured with a cream colored wing that has accenting complimentary colors of black and rich cranberry red. Leather scroll overlay adorned with stainless steel spots gracefully frame the picturesque painting commissioned by Lindi O’Brien that depicts the Circle of Life. The wing is laced in black quarter-inch kangaroo leather to give the edge a finished look. Hand carved flower tooled belts are featured at the top. The back of the chap leg is backed with complimentary grey leather and feature a painted silhouettes depicting the beginning and end of cowboy life.
The Buckaroo - SOLD
This pair of chaps feature some of the finest natural dark twisted angora. The wings are top grain Italian ivory leather accented in black and red trim. The buckaroo was hand painted by Patsy Taylor. This pair features over 1,000 hand set spots. Note the inside of the wing features an ivory wing tip and “Buckaroo” spelled out in handset spots. The flower carved belt has a black sterling silver buckle keeper and tip by Kyndal Swan.
Broken Arrow Tribute - SOLD
These chaps are one-of-a-kind featuring native symbols of friendship and peace. The belts feature basket-stamp and a broken arrow (a native symbol for peace). Other symbols throughout include:
Whirling logs (swastika): Symbolized auspiciousness. Commonly used among native tribes around the world, including the American southwest. It became stigmatized after being used during the atrocities of WWII.
Crossed arrows: Symbolized friendship.
This pair was hand-painted by Tammy Taylor.
Red Angora Sumflower
These chaps feature hard to find red angora. The wings are yellow and overlaid with black-calf sunflowers each complete with beautiful leaves and a rhinestone center. The border is buck-stitched by hand in yellow and finished off in black kangaroo lace around the leg. This pair is topped off with a basket stamped belt and black lined legs.
Native Spirit
These chaps are one-of-a-kind featuring native symbols of friendship and peace. The belts feature basket-stamp and a broken arrow (a native symbol for peace). Other symbols throughout include:
Whirling logs (swastika): Symbolized auspiciousness. Commonly used among native tribes around the world, including the American southwest. It became stigmatized after being used during the atrocities of WWII.
White hand: Symbolized peace and happiness.
Crossed arrows: Symbolized friendship.
The backsides of the chaps include symbols that represent the many lakes (circles near bottom), mountains (yellow triangles), four seasons (Maltese cross), buffalo trail (brown stripe), crescent moon and dipper. Hand painted by Tammy Taylor.
Red Angora Sunflower Chaps
2008 by Tam
These chaps features a hard to find red angora.
The wings are yellow, overlaid with black calf leather sunflowers with a rhinestone in the center of each, and beautiful leaves. The boarder is buck stitched by hand in yellow and finished off in black kangaroo laced around the chap leg (by Ty). A basket-stamped belt tops off the chaps. Note the wings of the chaps are completely lined in black leather. Truly a designers dream.
Guns & Roses - SOLD
Children’s White Angora Wooly Chaps
This riding ensemble is made in bone
pearlized lamb accented with old-style
inset smiley pockets trimmed in red.
Two sterling-silver buckles are featured
on each side of the skirt. Hand-painted
cowgirls adorn the bottom of the skirt,
and guns cross on the back of the bolero.
(Painted by Patsy). This is an Annie
Oakley replica.
Pacific North West
- SOLD
These chaps , done in blue leather and outlined with
the colorful totem pole set in black calf leather that
extends down and around the wing tips to form the ocean wave, was designed to recognize the North Pacific Indian.
The totem pole and whale design is outstanding in detail, color, and work. These were completely hand- laced by Ty in black kangaroo. The wings of these chaps are lined with black leather and designs stitched in. Note matching jacket.
A Bit of the West’s History
- SOLD
This pair of brown angora chaps captures some of our best history. The left wing features tan leather with a cowboy roping in the wing tip with old famous brands in various colors inlaid up the leg. The border is brown featuring lime green cutouts. Small stainless-steel spots finish it off. The right leg features an Indian in the wing tip and Native American symbols in various colors inlaid up the leg. The backs of the wings are all lined in brown leather. This outstanding western collectable won ‘Best Adaptation of Materials’ award at the Cody High Style in Cody, Wyoming.
Buffalo Chaps
& Serape
- SOLD
This outfit, with accompanying serape carried over the arm, was made to enter the Cody Western Design Conference. The chaps and serape (or Bear-Behind Saddle) were tooled with Buffalo Bill in mind. Both are lined in canvas and bound in buckskin. The Bear-Behind Saddle has hand-tooled bluffs that fit around the saddle, with a raised tooled buffalo head featured in the wing of both sides. The name “Bear-Behind,” comes from the Indians who put a piece of hide behind them on their horse when hunting to protect their horse while carrying meat. Here in Montana, the Crow and Cheyenne Indians still refer to these as Bear-Behind saddles.
Cream Buckskin Chaps, Vest, Jacket
- SOLD
The cream buckskin chaps, vest and jacket were made as a custom order for a biker. Note the laced edges done in hand cut buckskin lace. The beading was done by Suzanne Warner. Columns of bone beads adorned with pewter beads on each end decorate the chap sides and vest and jacket fronts.
Native American Design, by Tammy
- SOLD
The year 2000 brought about this pair of Native American design chaps by Tammy and Marge. Made in brown water buffalo, the wing tips feature a great Indian chief, while down the sides colorful Southwestern inlays are outlined with many stainless-steel spots. The belt features a hand-tooled peace pipe.
Bed Spread
- SOLD
South west bed spread
The spread is top grain cow hide it is all hand laced with the center being hand painted featuring a beautiful Mission. Hand painted by Patsy Taylor.
Wyoming Angora
- SOLD
These collector's chaps are unique in their style they feature 44 as Wyoming. was the 44th state in the union the back side features 1890 the year it became a state.
Bed Skirt
- SOLD
This bed skirt is so gorgeous on your bed, it is cork top grain leather, with accents of red and turquoise leather the hand twisted fringe is mahogany deer tan cowhide.
Black Angora Wooly Batwing Chaps
- SOLD
A creation in wearable art, these extravagant angora batwing chaps romanticize the spirit of the Old West. The wings feature wonderful detailing in red, with black overlay with white; and yellow and black underlay embellished with nickel spots to compliment the design. These were ‘Designer of the Year’ award winner in 2000, by Tammy, Marge, and Patsy.