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Post by clw on Jun 8, 2008 9:14:04 GMT -5
www.joannerusso.com/made_of_thunder.htmI think I've found a resource that will help sort out my mystery. The bags in this exhibit fit the motifs and construction of mine. But joy of joys -- there's a book! That I can afford!! Diane and Deitmar ~ This new section is perfect.
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Post by clw on Jun 7, 2008 19:08:43 GMT -5
Well Henri, it may well be some kind of reproduction. But I know it's at least as old as I am, which means it was made sometime before the 1950's. The only thing I've been told is the beads themselves indidate age because if you look closely, no two beads are exactly the same color. Also, the colors themselves are old style colors. It was Hin Tamaheca that told me that and it makes sense to me. Wish Antiques Roadshow would come to town.
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Post by clw on Jun 7, 2008 7:12:11 GMT -5
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Post by clw on Jun 5, 2008 18:12:47 GMT -5
Thanks for posting Sipes' story, Gary. Excellent account of so many things. I've often heard the Cheyenne women warriors mentioned by the Lakota in their stories, but that's the most detailed description I've read of them.
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Post by clw on Jun 5, 2008 17:08:23 GMT -5
Deitmar, maybe we need a section for artifacts. Especially if HinTamaheca should join us over here. I didn't know where to put this, but because I think it's Iroquois, I stuck it here. I found this bag (sporran?) in my parents things after they died. I suspect it's an Oneida piece, but that is only because of family history. The background is black velvet. Does anyone have any information they can offer?
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Post by clw on Jun 4, 2008 7:57:25 GMT -5
I had a German girl friend who had a floor loom and made the most beautiful things. She showed me a little of how it's done and then I moved. I always wanted to get back into it. There's a article somewhere on the internet about a lady who has eight sheep, employs local women knitting and weaving and has quite a sucessful business. Maybe I can find it tonight. It's facinating! Like I need more animals.
I'll join that there club though!
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Post by clw on Jun 3, 2008 18:25:32 GMT -5
Antiques Roadshow still runs an ad for the program showing the old black and white blanket they valued at half a million. I like the ones that use natural wools. And I've always thought one day I'd like to try my hand at weaving too. Even looked into keeping a few sheep at one time. Wanna go into business, Trish?
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Post by clw on Jun 3, 2008 12:20:03 GMT -5
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler, is an historically significant, seven volume compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes. The volumes cover U.S. Government treaties with Native Americans from 1778-1883 (Volume II) and U.S. laws and executive orders concerning Native Americans from 1871-1970 (Volumes I, III-VII). The work was first published in 1903-04 by the U.S. Government Printing Office. Enhanced by the editors' use of margin notations and a comprehensive index, the information contained in Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties is in high demand by Native peoples, researchers, journalists, attorneys, legislators, teachers and others of both Native and non-Native origins. The entire 7 volume text is online in searchable format at... digital.library.okstate.edu/Kappler/
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Post by clw on Jun 3, 2008 11:22:30 GMT -5
www.dinewoven.comTradition and history of Navajo weaving with many links to master weavers.
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Post by clw on Jun 2, 2008 18:11:41 GMT -5
There's an excellent article here explaining this modern expression of the old ways.... www.bbhc.org/pointsWest/PWArticle.cfm?ArticleID=159"As if lying against a night sky, the center star explodes from its background in a dynamic burst of pattern and color. Flawless in its execution, the eight-pointed star in the center of the quilt reflects the care and skill of its maker. The projecting design recalls the circles of eagle feather bonnets, the rays of the sun, and the morning star - all of which are found on painted buffalo robes from the past. The star quilt is an ironic example of the transformation of an adopted art form."
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Post by clw on Jun 2, 2008 15:39:25 GMT -5
Anything by Joe Marshall is worth the read.
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Post by clw on Jun 2, 2008 15:35:45 GMT -5
Hoka hey! Let's ride! Love this movie! Gary Farmer and John Trudeau as Iktomi and Coyote are hilarious.
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Post by clw on Jun 2, 2008 15:25:22 GMT -5
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Post by clw on Jun 2, 2008 12:03:09 GMT -5
There is much to support the theory that the Constitution of the United States derived much of its delineation from the Constitution of the Five Nations (later to become Six) established somewhere between 1400-1500 AD. This article discusses the provenance of one translation of the Great Law made in 1915 and published by the University of New York. It presents the Great Law in its entirety. www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/iroquois.html
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Post by clw on Apr 2, 2008 8:35:17 GMT -5
Dietmar and Diane, this is an invaluable project you've begun. Wopila.
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