Tiny Pourier, Lakota | |||||||
32" from top of bag to bottom of fringe.
14 inch fringe.
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Pourier, Lakota #MBL155 - $750 SOLD | ||||||
Paula says - "It is rare we offer quill work as so few artists still know how to do it. This is a beautiful pipe bag in traditional colors and designs by a talented Lakota artist."
2 1/2 inch diameter four-colors quill medicine wheel.
Bands of four-colors seed beads around the top and down the side.
Drawstring with four-colors pony beads.
Four colors quill panel. | |||||||
About Porcupine Quill WorkPorcupine quill work is one of the oldest and fastest disappearing traditional Native American art forms. The Great Lakes and Plains Indians lived in the range of the porcupine and utilized the quills to decorate moccasins, sheaths, baskets, pipe stems and more. The porcupine was not sacrificed to obtain the quills, although porcupine meat is quite delicious. Instead the women of the tribe would throw a blanket over an unsuspecting porcupine who would release the quills as a defense and leave them in the blanket. The quills are cleaned and dyed with plant origin colors such as buffalo berry for red, sunflower or cone flower for yellow, and wild grapes for black. Once dry, they are oiled so they wouldn't become brittle and shatter when sewing them. Beading began replacing quillwork in the early 1800s and today there are only a few artists that work with porcupine quills. |
FOUR SACRED COLORSMany Native Americans view the world as having four directions. Each direction has a special meaning and color associated with it. The Lakota use the colors black, red, yellow and white to represent the four directions. For some, the colors represent the four seasons and the changes we make on our journey through life. Every tribe and every person has their own beliefs and you should use what best represents what you believe. Read more about Four Colors Medicine Wheel. |
The Medicine Wheel, or Circle of Life, is found in many tribes and in many parts of the world, but there are beliefs common to them all. The compass points North, South, East and West give four directions. Mother Earth is below and Father Sky is above, giving six directions. These six directions are also symbolized by animal fetish carvings. The circle shape represents life. We change like the seasons as we pass through life, traveling through the part of the circle. The center of the circle is the Spirit, from which everything extends and everything returns. Below are some general beliefs about the colors, animal totems and uses of the medicine wheel. Every tribe and every person has their own beliefs and you should use what best represents what you believe.
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Four
Colors Medicine Wheel
