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Flora Lamson Hewlett Library

Flora Lamson Hewlett Library

Berkeley, California

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Beaded Dreamcatcher
Beaded Dreamcatcher
Beaded Dreamcatcher
Beaded Dreamcatcher
  • Beaded Dreamcatcher
  • Beads, feathers
  • 9 x 2 x 0.25 in (22.86 x 5.08 x 0.64 cm)
  • Inv: 2021.21
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Multicolored small round beads and larger oblong beads, all plastic. A hoop 2" in diameter, a design within it, three double-strands descending from the bottom of the hoop, and a loop at the top of the hoop are all beaded. The descending strands each have as a final bead an oblong bead, with a white fluffy feather beneath the oblong bead.

In some Native American and First Nations cultures, a dreamcatcher (Ojibwe: asabikeshiinh, the inanimate form of the Anishinaabemowin word for "spider") is a hoop, on which is woven a net or web. The dreamcatcher may also include sacred items such as certain feathers or beads. Traditionally Native American peoples hung are hung dreamcatchers over a cradle or bed as protection for infants.

Dreamcatchers were adopted in the Pan-Indian Movement of the 1960s and 1970s and gained popularity as a widely marketed "Native crafts items" in the 1980s.

  • Subject Matter: Native American
  • Collections: Sacred World Art Collection
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