Dreamcatcher
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dreamcatcher-173-14043744
title:
Dreamcatcher
text:
In some Native American and First Nations cultures, a dreamcatcher is a handmade willow hoop, on which is woven a net or web. It may also be decorated with sacred items such as certain feathers or beads. Traditionally, dreamcatchers are hung over a cradle or bed as protection. It originates in Anishinaabe culture as "the spider web charm" – asubakacin 'net-like'; bwaajige ngwaagan 'dream snare' – a hoop with woven string or sinew meant to replicate a spider's web, used as a protective charm for
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description:
Indigenous handmade object based on a willow hoop
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher
date created:
2004-05-30T21:27:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T16:36:35Z
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