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We Recently Came Across These incredible Sculptures Of Native American Scenes Made Out Of Paper By Allen And Patty Eckman ...

These Stunningly Detailed Sculptures May Only Be Made From Paper - But They Are Being Snapped Up By Art Fans For Tens Of Thousands Of Pounds.

The Intricate Creations Depict Native American Scenes And Took Up To 11 Months To Make Using A Specially Formulated Paper.

Husband And Wife Team Allen And Patty Eckman Put Paper Pulp

Into Clay Moulds And Pressurize It To Remove The Water

The Hard, Lightweight Pieces Are Then Removed And They

Painstakingly Add Detailed Finishing With A Wide Range Of Tools

They Have Been Making The Creations Since 1987 At Their Home

Studio, In South Dakota, America, And Have Racked Up A Whopping

£3 Million Selling The Works Of Art.

The Pieces Depict Traditional Scenes From Native American History

Of Cherokees Hunting And Dancing.

The Most Expensive Piece Is Called "Prairie Edge Powwow"

Which Sold For £47,000.

Allen Said: "We Create Indians Partly Because My Great,

Great Grandmother Was A Cherokee And My Family On

Both Sides Admire The Native Americans...

Allen Works On The Men And Animals And Patty Does The

Women And Children.

"I Enjoy Most Doing The Detail. The Paper Really Lends Itself

To Unlimited Detail. I'm Really Interested In The Indians' Material,

Physical And Spiritual Culture And That Whole Period Of Our

Nation's History

I Find Fascinating. From The Western Expansion, Through The

Civil War And Beyond Is Of Great Interest To Me."

Allen Explained Their Technique: "It Should Not Be Confused

With Paper Mache. The Two Mediums Are Completely Different.

I Call What We Do 'Cast Paper Sculpture'"

Some Of Them We Create Are Life Size And Some We Scale

Down To 1/6 Life Size.

"These Sculptures Are Posed As Standing Nude Figures &

Limited Detailed Animals With No Ears, Tails Or Hair."

"We Transform Them By Sculpting On Top Of Them

Creating Detail With Soft And Hard Paper We Make

In Various Thicknesses And Textures.”

"We Have Really Enjoyed The Development Of Our

Fine Art Techniques Over The Years And Have

Created A Process That Is Worth Sharing.

There Are Many Artists And Sculptors Who We Believe

Will Enjoy This Medium As Much As We Have."