Lakota Horse Mirror Board | ||||
Sacred Four Colors beads (black, red, yellow, white), brass beads, and white beads.
6 1/2" long tassels with beads. | Lakota
Horse Mirror Board | |||
Paula says - "My Lakota friends have told me various mirror board stories. Some say that they are used when applying face paint before a pow wow and then held during dancing. If a man catches a woman's reflection in his mirror, he has captured her heart! Others say that they were primarily used for signaling. And a few have said they are portals - supernatural connections to the sun and other celestial bodies. "
Real horse hair mane and forelock. Painted four colors medicine wheel.
Back side.
| ||||
Indian Horse SymbolismThe Horse Spirit inspires our dreams, awakens passion, carries us far and fast, and brings us close to our instinctual and authentic nature. Horse enables us to move beyond our limitations and run freely. Spirit or Medicine Horses were and are extremely helpful in guidance, healing, protection and ceremony. Horse represents wisdom, physical power and unearthly power. Horse enables healers to travel in Spirit energy, using Horse to help guide them to the answer. Horse symbols can express our magical side. Horse is also known as a symbol of freedom and independence. |
About Alan MonroeAlan Monroe was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota and is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. He graduated from Hot Springs High School and studied business and art in Nebraska, Tennessee, and South Dakota. Alan creates his Northern Plains artwork from hides, stone, leather, and wood. He learned the basics of quill working, weaponry, sculpting and pipe making from traditional and contemporary artisans in his family circle. He is a fifth generation master pipe maker. In his sculptures, Monroe works with a variety of materials such as pipestone, bone, wood and alabaster. He creates small objects like fetishes to large pieces that can weigh hundreds of pounds. Monroe's work can be seen in many galleries and museums across the country and he has won many awards. About Lakota Sioux |
