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A parfleche is a Native American rawhide container that is embellished by painting, incising, or both. Envelope-shaped parfleches have historically been used to contain items such as household tools or foods, such as dried meat or pemmican. They were commonly made in pairs and hung from saddles. Their designs may have once served as maps. [2]
A bandolier bag is a Native American shoulder pouch, often beaded. Early examples were made from pelts, twined fabrics, or hide, but beginning in the fur trade era, Native American women stitched bags of imported wool broadcloth, lined with cotton calico and often edged with silk ribbons.
A medicine bag is usually a small pouch, worn by some Indigenous peoples of the Americas, that contains sacred items. A personal medicine bag may contain objects that symbolize personal well-being and tribal identity. [1] [2] Traditionally, medicine bags are worn under the clothing. [3]
The "cocoon" design symbolizes spiritual and physical transformation, [1] and the Sioux spirit Yumni, the whirlwind, responsible for the four directions of the world. [ 2 ] Both the moth, which breaks free of its confining cocoon, and the untamable wind, are viewed as spirits impossible to contain.
Native American Rugs, Blankets, and Quilts; American Indian Featherwork; The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco “The Mechanics of the Art World,” Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820. "PreColumbian Textile Conference Proceedings VII" (2016) "PreColumbian Textiles in the Ethnological Museum in Berlin" (2017)
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American Indian Wars films (2 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Films about Native Americans" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 254 total.