Feather’s are a common sight at Native Powwow’s. Women dance with beautifully decorated fans made from long wing or tail feathers. Sometimes, vendors and dancers can be seen smudging with either a single, or a fan, of feathers from a variety of birds. The fan we have featured here today […]
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Fans made from feathers are often depicted in Native art and seen during Powwows. But why did did natives make them and what were they used for? From the earliest of times, people viewed the bird as a mystical creature. Because birds spent most of their time in the sky, […]