Ojibwe Healers (print)
$35.00 – $50.00
Ojibwe Healers is about two sisters wearing jingle dresses that are known for their healing abilities. The dress is made with prayers and the dance is sacred , one can argue that just being around the dancers will bring healing. The portrait of these two dancers shows the strength of culture and enduring spirit of the Ojibwe girls.
The dress worn by the dancer is said to have originated as a way of healing a medicine man’s granddaughter. The medicine man had a dream one night, and received direction so he told women of his camp to make a jingle dresses in several different colors. The women danced as they prayed and the medicine man’s granddaughter was healed.
(excerpt from nativepridearts.org) The beautiful jingle dress is covered in rolled-up, tin lids attached with colored ribbons. The jingles are placed closed enough to hit one another, creating a musical sound similar to rain fall. The jingles are attached to soft cloth like a taffeta, or cotton. The dancer does not do high stepping or fancy footwork, instead, she performs simple zigzag steps, that make the jingles sway. The dancer is poised and strong and her footwork is smooth and graceful.
