HK Item #NBJ-18Shannon
Fast Horse, Lakota
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Soft suede buckskin backing.
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The leather loop opening is 5/16" for wearing with collar, chain, leather cord or bead necklace. | ||||||
The Story of Beaded Prison PendantsSome Lakota inmates in South Dakota jails have the talent and skill - and time - to produce really fine beadwork with buckskin backing. Some of the best beaders are older men serving life sentences. Beading supplies are provided by an inmate's family and when a number of beaded items are finished the family contacts Lakota artist and pipemaker Alan Monroe (read about Alan below). Alan pays the family for the items he wants and the family uses the money to purchase gift boxes through the prison for the beader. Gift boxes contain food and other commissary items and that is how the beaders get compensated for their work. When Alan receives the beaded items he adds a pendant hanger and one of his hand crafted bead necklaces. |
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 BeadsBeads used by Native American artists are usually round but can be flattened (rondelle) or cylindrical. They are usually made of glass and come in a variety of colors. Most are one solid color except for European Trade Beads, which are mulit-colored and sometimes decorated. Beads are measured by the "aught" system with 1/0, pronounced "one aught", being the largest. The larger the number the smaller the bead.
Seed beads are the smallest round beads, 24/0 to 4/0. 24/0 is approx. 1/32 inch
(about the size of a grain of sand). Seed beads are used mainly for beaded items
and embroidery. Most contemporary high-quality seed beads are made in the Czech Republic, Japan or India.
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