The first place that popped into mind is to contact an open minded person at a large Zoo in your area. That should take care of the mammal stuff. The tree ash, now that's a tuffy. A parks person may be able to help direct you there. Does the obsidian blade need to be an artifact (need to have been a real spear/arrow head) or can it be a tear drop obsidian? You can order these on the internet or better yet, pick one out your drawn to at a decent rock and gem shop.

What's the time frame on this?

macaw tail feathers/ pet stores.
taxidermists
local animal control cneters/often have to deal with dead animal removal etc...
i will keep an eye out aroun dmy property and ask someone else i knwo lives in a remote type area to keep an eye out.
i know we have an owl around here and i know there is a bird of prey nest up in oen of my high trees... tho i don't get out much to see what it is...
good luck to you ...
I myself am 1/8 Indian and had at one tiem pursued a personal shield quest... and made my own .. well i won't go into the details of it here. it was a very personal matter... so i repsect wha tyou are doing.
too bad *( a kid mowed my lawn last summer when our mower was broek and found a very old horn section/ that we were pretty sure must have ben a buffalo one form along time ago..it certainly was not a bull horn what ever it was.
sice he had found it/ i felt it was meant to be for him to keep/ so when he asked if he could / i said yes.
I will make a point of lookin gover youer list from tiem to time and keep an eye out fo ryou.
Ami B.

Yemaya

Unfortunately, things like the bird of prey items are illegal for most US citizens to own, so I can't help you with a lot of those.

As far as the buffalo items, many buffalo ranchers have websites. They may be able to help you out.

It may sound distasteful, but check with your local hunt clubs for many of the items. Many hunters have tail and antlers left as 'trophies' and they spend a lot of time out in the woods, so they may be able to help you find many of your items. (Not to mention the healing and cleansing the spirits can benefit from once you have them!)

For the ash tree, the best I can think of is to go out into the woods and explain to the trees and elements/elementals what you are looking for and why. (Come to think of it, may help with the other items as well.) I'm sure You know precisely what I mean and how to reverently and respectfully 'talk' to them (especially with your training - I am sooo envious! lol). They've been helpful to me on more than one occasion, but they *do*, shall we say, "appreciate" respect. ;)

Blessed be on your path. =)

Yemaya,
I have a few of the things you need. I have a whole deer skull. I do not know what kind of a deer it is...we have black tail deer here in Hawaii. I cannot be sure it is from here, but I think it is. I would be willing to part with it and not even charge you for shipping. I know you are doing this for a good cause. Now, all I have to do is locate it. I know it is here because I would never have thrown it away. I am glad that you do not need it soon !!......Ok I found it..it is missing the bottom jaw. Has top teeth. Small horns, must have been a young one.

I have three wild turkey feathers from Big Island. You can have these also.

Do you need a deer skin bag for your bundle? I have a good one started and it wont't take much to finish making it. I have to cut the fringe and attach a handle.

I have obsidian arrow heads. I do not know if you can use them or not. I will send them along with the other things. I have not found them yet, *LOL* I have so much stuff and it has been years since I worked with it that it is not organized any more.

I have goose feathers and chicken feathers. Some marabou feathers also. I have a started to fill a box for you. What else do you need? There is a Native American store here that I used to do a lot of business with and I can swap and trade things there too. They may have some of the things you need. I can call them or go there. I have things that I can trade with that I do not need, so let me know is there are more things on your list of needs. When we get this all together you can email me and let me know where to send it.

Do you need horse hair or tails? I have tail hairs and think I can get the entire tail if you need it.

Do you need any cabachons? The flat backed dome shaped stones used in jewelry making...I have lots. Nothing precious or even semi-precious.

Do you need any thing beaded ? I am a bead artist and have not done it for years, but can still do it if there is anything you need or want. I will, of course, include some things in your box. Do you have pierced ears?

Waiting for you to tell me what else you need. I will get ahold of the Native American store soon.

Blueduck