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LeftyBears by Natascha Sabo
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Natascha Dec 2, 2008

Today I would like to introduce you to one of the most popular characters in German literature:
Winnetou, the famous and brave chief of the Apaches, created by Karl May in the late 19th century.
Mr. May wrote several books about Winnetou, in one of them it says: "The native americans believe that in each grizzly-bear there lives the soul of a big warrior".
And then I just couldn't resist bear_grin : A (almost) naturalistic grizzly dressed like Winnetou in the movies from the 1960s, which are still very popular here in Germany, together with Winnetous famous horse Iltschi.

Winnetou stands 33cm/13,2 inches from head to toe, he is made from wonderful synthetic fur, his costume is suédine embroidered with more than 11,000 small (1mm) Japanes seed beeds. And.... he is the biggest bear I've made in years.

Iltschi is the first horse I've ever made, he stands 39cm/15,6inches from head to hoof, he is made from hand-died viskose and completely armatured.

And if you should wonder about Winnetous missing feather: He never wears one, neither in the books nor in the movies because, according to the author, his charisma in so strong that he is being recognized as a big chief even without wearing a feather.
This might not be very realistic, but I like the message behind this which says: It's not the feathers (clothes,car, handbag etc.) that counts but the person.
So, my Winnetou doesn't have a feather either.