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Various Sizes - Matted Prints
The Lakota people have always been a matriarchal society. In Lakota culture, women are the givers of life and are considered sacred beings. They are shown great respect and always had an important voice in Lakota society. In the past, women were consulted in every aspect of life, including the negotiation of treaties, and their voices have always been crucial in the decision-making process.
Seen by the Nation or Seen by Her Nation, was one of the wives of the Lakota chief Sitting Bull. She wears a Ghost Dance dress of star iconography. Both buckskin and cloth Ghost Dance dresses were painted with highly charged symbols of nature and the elements and emblems of feminine identity. The Ghost Dance Religion used the morning star as a symbol of the renewal of traditions and the resurrection of the heroes of the past.
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Various Sizes - Matted Prints
The Lakota people have always been a matriarchal society. In Lakota culture, women are the givers of life and are considered sacred beings. They are shown great respect and always had an important voice in Lakota society. In the past, women were consulted in every aspect of life, including the negotiation of treaties, and their voices have always been crucial in the decision-making process.
Seen by the Nation or Seen by Her Nation, was one of the wives of the Lakota chief Sitting Bull. She wears a Ghost Dance dress of star iconography. Both buckskin and cloth Ghost Dance dresses were painted with highly charged symbols of nature and the elements and emblems of feminine identity. The Ghost Dance Religion used the morning star as a symbol of the renewal of traditions and the resurrection of the heroes of the past.
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