Saturday, January 25, 2020
Thursday, January 23, 2020
MINI WAR SHIRTS
War shirts were special shirts which were presented to the warriors who had done great deeds of bravery. They were known as shirt wearers.
These shirts also were believed to have special spiritual powers that would be transferred to the wearer. They were usually made with elk hide, beadwork or quill work, and paintings.
These are miniature war shirts portraying a real one worn with a breastplate.
Friday, March 3, 2017
NATIVE AMERICAN DANCER DOLLS
For the Native American people, dancing always represented a powerful form of spiritual expression on their daily lives. They used many different types of dances to tap into the spiritual world, to connect with the Great Mystery, or during special occasions using different rituals. The dances were a regular part of their daily lives, which also represented socialization, commemoration, cultural heritage. There are many different dances such as Traditional dance, Grass dance, Fancy dance, Hoop dance, Eagle dance, Ghost dance. In nowadays they are a big part of their special occasions like the Pow-wows, when men, women and children all dance in the big circle of the arenas to socialize, to continue their heritage and to compete with beautiful, unique outfits.
These Native American dancer dolls are created by Cullen Little Crow, they epitomize the real dancers, they have a beauty and a flow as a true dancer.
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