It looks like a dance bib. Actually half of a dance bib. Does it look like it might have been sewn to a leather strip, joining the two ends? One other possibility is that someone was making the bead decoration
Few groups of indigenous people, even within a linguistic group feel the same about anything, entirely. A perfect example is the feeling among many traditional Navajo people, that an owl is a bringer of
Without a written history, it would be difficult for someone outside of the many cultural and linguistic groups to compile and accurate history of the settlement of North America because their complete
It's a really interesting piece, that suggest use as a harrow or row rake. My understanding of pre-Columbian agriculture is that corn or sorghum were planted in hills, not rows, but the use of row planting
Well, Connie -- I may not be able to give you the interpretation you desire. I am not an adherent in any way to New Age use of American Indian traditions, but I do respect that many are seekers, and they