| Cathy_at_10 |
| Cathy was such a sweet model for me. She wears a white leather
cape over her pink taffeta Apache dress. She is an Apache/Navajo girl from
White Mountain Reservation in Arizona. |
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| Dancing_the_New_Bustle |
| He's got his own feather bustle and an owl fan; proud,
determined, and scared to death now that he's where he wanted to be ... he
knows that he has to perform ... or at the very least, not mess
up! |
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| Grandma's_Burden_Basket |
| A traditional burden basket is hard to find today. Worn with a
strap over the forehead, the Apache women and girls gathered food and other
essentials. My basket was made for me several years ago as was the little
calico dress. Joanna was a sweet little model for me for many
years. |
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| Little_Sister |
| THIRD PLACE IN GRAPHICS CATEGORY AT THE 37th ANNUAL TRAIL OF
TEARS SHOW! ** The little sister is always watched by her older siblings, in
this case her big sister. This is a lovely tradition among the Indian
families. The pride and tenderness is certainly felt in my
painting. |
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| Cathy |
| Cathy was a favorite little model for many years. She is an
Apache / Navajo Indian. Her intense expression shows patience while I took
pictures of her for my paintings. |
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| Lakota_Sioux_Cradleboard |
| This full sized Sioux-styled, beaded cradleboard was made for a
real little girl. I first saw it hanging in her father's booth at the Texas
Indian Market and just had to own it! If an Indian beads a design or
decorates anything, it always has an escape break in the design and is never
perfect. |
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| Oklahoma_Fancy |
| When the drum welcomes the dancers at any Pow Wow, it is the
colorful "Feather" dancers who lead it. Many different styles of bustles,
head-dresses, bells and moccasins adorn these predominantly male dancers. The
colors, shapes and movements are like the preening male birds that they
imitate. |
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| Navajo_Cradleboard |
| This painting depicts a Navajo style cradleboard made of cedar
with a little one carefully laced into it. Each tribe has a distinctive style
of baby board, but just as is today, it was made to protect the helpless baby
until it was able to move around on its own.The blanket is a Navajo baby
blanket and I hung the "finger-woven" belt for color. |
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| Little_Navajo |
| When the Indian people have a baby contest for the best dressed
or the cutest, the very small children are dressed very beautifully and
presented for everyone's enjoyment, except the child. |
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| Nap_Time |
| SOLD! If you attend a Pow Wow celebration you soon realize that
all ages are there. Children just rest wherever they are and the drums and
singing are just a serenade for their nap time. |
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| Resting |
| SOLD! This little Apache girl was so completely asleep that she
captivated me and I have painted her many times. |
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| Fluffies |
| SOLD! She is just about two years old. The fluffies in her
hairpiece are too inviting to leave in her hair. A nap in the Navajo baby
blanket is not of interest to her. |
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| Calico_Dress |
| SOLD! Apache dresses are traditional style with rick-rack trim
around the yoke and bottom of the skirt. The most popular style is the blouse
and gathered skirt in cotton calico, which originally was used for flour
sacks. The little girl wears the red flowered dress. |
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| Doeskin_Baby |
| SOLD! Being dressed in her fancy beaded Kiowa doeskin dress and
high top moccasins is not a hindrance to this little girl. Little ones are
dressed-up in their regalia at the Pow Wow too long to just stand around
looking cute. |
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| Happy_Talk |
| SOLD! I love to see the Pow Wow gatherings! They are so
colorful and happy. These little girls are at the Crow Fair in Montana,
gossiping while waiting for the parade to begin. They wear traditional
dresses. The black and red dress sports Elk teeth trim and the white leather
dress is of deerskin. |
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| Morning_Star |
| SOLD! A tiny little Apache girl still needs jewelry! Nearly all
little ones start with a simple necklace of blue turquoise and earrings in
their tiny pierced ears. The glossy blue black hair and beautiful dark eyes
are so dramatic. |
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| Rocky_Boy |
| SOLD! A Rocky Boy dancer in Montana's Summer Pow Pow find this
little Sioux boy dressed to dance. He will need his headdress and bustle to
complete his dance costume. |
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| Summer_Sioux |
| SOLD! Summer is the time to travel to the Pow Wows around the
country. The categories are based on the age of the children in each group.
Awards are given for the cutest or the best dancer. Just a puzzled moment for
this little doeskin clad beauty. |
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| The_Charmer |
| SOLD! This five year old Cheyenne boy is learning to play the
flute. He wears his dance clothes to the Pow Wows and will enter competition
dancing. |
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| Wind_River_Girl |
| SOLD! The traditional leather dress and hair wraps identify the
Sioux girl from Wind River. She has an elegant look about her even at such a
young age of 9. |
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