The Horse and the Plains Indians by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Author:Dorothy Hinshaw Patent [Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins

A Blackfeet girl makes parfleches. PHOTO BY WALTER MCCLINTOCK, YALE COLLECTION OF WESTERN AMERICANA, BEINECKE RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, 1046870

Indians have always enjoyed bringing beauty into their everyday and ceremonial lives, and horses provide them with a variety of items to decorate. In the past, the patterns and images that decorated horses and horse gear usually had special meanings. People continue these ways, but not as many people seek visions and dreams as they once did. But even today tipis and horses at Indian gatherings may be decorated by special symbolic designs. Each tribe developed its own favorite themes and designs, so that one could recognize the tribal identity of an encampment even from a distance.

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