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Native American Bead work

Spiritually is a part of everyday life for the American Indian/ First Nations Indigenous people: it is not something just practiced on Sunday or thought about in a structured manner. One of the tenets of the culture is a fierce independence of the individual members. Therefore, when a design is created, whether it comes from a dream, or a vision guest, it may have personal spiritual significance. The significance or meaning of a design is personal as such beyond communication. For example a bead work artist man use a “arrow” to signify that he is also a Hunter, whereas another artist man use the “arrow” to signify death of a enemy. With so many different tribes and traditions, many use the same designs for different means

Crow Beadwork

Designs

Number of bands on a women’s leggings represent the number of coups her husband counted in battle; four feather design on a men’s moccasins represent that he counted coup on four of the major coups recognized by the crow Indians; Horse tracks beaded on men’s moccasins represent that the wearer captured horses from a enemy tribe; beaded cross represents a morning star; transverse strips on men’s shirt represent that the wearer had counted coup in battle.