Chahta Tvlhkochi(Choctaw Hide-Tanning)

By Ian Thompson, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Historic Preservation Dept.

Nan Isht Ikbi Toba(Raw Material)

De Bry 1591

Lhuffi(Skinning)

Hakshup Hitukchubi Isht Ompohomo

(Covering the Hide in Wood Ash)

Boyaffi (Graining)

Bushnell 1909

Hakshup Oka Yanali Isht Achefa

(Rinsing the Hide)

Hakshup Hishi Shafa (Rawhide)

Lupi Hakshup Isht Chubohlichi

(Soaking the Hide in Brains)

Bushnell 1909

Hakshup Bushli(Wringing Out the Hide)

BilhiFrame-Softening

Bushnell 1909

Iti Hikia Isht Lhopushkichi

Stake-Soften

Tvlhko OshobullichiHide-Smoking

AnchalhiPainting/Coloring

AnchiMatch Coat

Isht HummachiTannic Acid Soak

Shulush Shohala ChulhiCutting out a Moccasin

Achunli ChashpoTraditional Sewing

Shulush Shohala Vlhtaha

Finished Moccasins

Himmak Pilla(The Future)