<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686</id><updated>2012-02-25T12:46:26.773+01:00</updated><category term='cuoio'/><category term='cinture argento'/><category term='gioielli nativi americani'/><category term='foderi nativi americani'/><category term='beaded jacket'/><category term='museo indiani america'/><category term='nativi americani'/><category term='artigianato indiani america'/><category term='orecchini indiani americani'/><category term='borse in pelle'/><category term='borse caccia'/><category term='coltelli indiani america. coltelli indiani. coltelli americani. foderi indiani america'/><category 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americani'/><category term='giacca pelle nativi americani'/><category term='fare un mocassino'/><category term='split horn headress knife sheat'/><category term='mocassini indiani america. mocassini pelle'/><category term='amuleti indiani americani'/><category term='foderi coltelli'/><category term='concia indiana'/><category term='leather pouch'/><category term='fodero'/><category term='cappello indiani america'/><category term='nativi'/><category term='brain tanned  hid'/><category term='amuleti nativi americani'/><category term='muzzleload rifle'/><category term='leggende nativi america'/><category term='borse in cuoio'/><category term='sacchetto medicina'/><category term='coltello nativi americani'/><category term='mocassini indiani america'/><category term='archi nativi americani'/><category term='medicina nativi americani'/><category term='tamburo pelle'/><category term='native whip'/><category term='leggende nativi americani'/><category term='collane indiani americani'/><category term='pugnali nativi americani'/><category term='windigo'/><category term='medicine bundle. sacchetto medicinina'/><category term='Borse da caccia'/><category term='borsa nativi americani'/><category term='muzzle-load'/><category term='beaded knife sheat'/><category term='animali totemici'/><category term='crine'/><category term='Mohicani'/><category term='two pieces moccasin'/><category term='hard sole moccasin'/><category term='indiani d&apos;america'/><category term='argento navajo'/><category term='piuma'/><category term='lewis clark usa ojibwa'/><category term='artigianato'/><category term='Peyote'/><category term='coltelli Nativi americani'/><category term='uroni'/><category term='parfleche'/><category term='fibbia argento'/><category term='abbigliamento nativi americani'/><category term='beaded doll'/><title type='text'>INDIANI AMERICANI</title><subtitle type='html'>Ornamenti, abbigliamento e armi dei nativi Americani</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><generator version='7.00' 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term='american indian drum'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani d&apos;america'/><title type='text'>Moonlight Song</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ruQ5jsJ2r-Q/T0ixeY2CKsI/AAAAAAAABIc/A6BcwIP6iuM/s1600/2bd3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ruQ5jsJ2r-Q/T0ixeY2CKsI/AAAAAAAABIc/A6BcwIP6iuM/s320/2bd3.jpg" width="286" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;Un tamburo realizzato alla fine dell'800 dal famoso artista&amp;nbsp;Black Prairie Chicken&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Il tamburo è uno degli strumenti e dei simboli più universalmente conosciuti delle culture degli Indiani d'America. Esso è tradizionalmente realizzato con pelle non conciata stesa su una struttura in legno e tesa con legamenti in tendine.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Questo è il magnifico tamburo che la grande artista Nativa&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://angelaswedberg.blogspot.com/"&gt;Angela Swedberg&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;ha realizzato per me. Il giallo è il colore del giorno, il blu quello della notte. Il maschio e la femmina di alce rappresentano il dualismo della vita.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Il nome del tamburo è: "Moonlight Song".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;----------------------------------&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;The drum is one of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;the most universally known&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;instruments and symbols &amp;nbsp;of the American Indians cultures. It's traditionally made ​​with rawhide placed over a wooden frame and stretched with sinew.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;This is the amazing drum that the great Native artist &lt;a href="http://angelaswedberg.blogspot.com/"&gt;Angela Swedberg&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;has created for me. The yellow is the color of the day, the blue of the night. The male and female elks are the duality of life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;The name of the drum is: "Moonlight Song".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lTT7lGroNtI/T0i4i60piZI/AAAAAAAABI4/PXpSF4AhZz4/s1600/drum3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lTT7lGroNtI/T0i4i60piZI/AAAAAAAABI4/PXpSF4AhZz4/s400/drum3.jpeg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PlqfxPK6gF8/T0i9qzEuVVI/AAAAAAAABJU/MIFX3zaFA_I/s1600/drum-blog2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PlqfxPK6gF8/T0i9qzEuVVI/AAAAAAAABJU/MIFX3zaFA_I/s400/drum-blog2.jpeg" width="393" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QYY5KNFkHEc/T0i9uCAGqmI/AAAAAAAABJc/9gReOIJ9WOc/s1600/2-bis.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="157" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QYY5KNFkHEc/T0i9uCAGqmI/AAAAAAAABJc/9gReOIJ9WOc/s400/2-bis.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-5611967507357515014?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/5611967507357515014/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/02/moonlight-song.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5611967507357515014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5611967507357515014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/02/moonlight-song.html' title='Moonlight Song'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ruQ5jsJ2r-Q/T0ixeY2CKsI/AAAAAAAABIc/A6BcwIP6iuM/s72-c/2bd3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-4545001269965187226</id><published>2012-02-13T12:32:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-25T12:08:39.560+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='two pieces moccasin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fare un mocassino'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mocassini indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mocassini natii americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mocassini pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hard sole moccasin'/><title type='text'>Mocassini in Due Pezzi</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hii3-ekmUk/TzjuOUBL-XI/AAAAAAAABHI/R37TgYTrHtw/s1600/06infinity-2-popup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hii3-ekmUk/TzjuOUBL-XI/AAAAAAAABHI/R37TgYTrHtw/s320/06infinity-2-popup.jpg" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Mocassini in un solo pezzo provenienti dal Plateau&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D-V8SxMH1vU/Tzjvo1zJj5I/AAAAAAAABHc/QZ2QFGqKGyM/s1600/2pezzi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D-V8SxMH1vU/Tzjvo1zJj5I/AAAAAAAABHc/QZ2QFGqKGyM/s320/2pezzi.jpg" width="318" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Questo è lo schema usato tradizionalmente per la realizzazione di un mocassino in due pezzi, &amp;nbsp;composto da una suola rigida e da una tomaia in pelle morbida. Erano mocassini usati principalmente nelle Pianure in quanto la suola rigida proteggeva da rocce ed arbusti. Al nord del continente invece nasceva la esigenza di difendersi dal clima freddo e pertanto era spesso aggiunto un ulteriore parte in pelle a formare una sorta di stivaletto. Qui a seguire la sequenza fotografica della realizzazione di un mio paio di mocassini alti. Con una precisazione: in questo caso ho lasciato la cucitura sulla parte esterna della suola e non all'interno come era tradizionalmente fatto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;-----------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;This above is the pattern traditionally used to make two pieces moccasin, made out of a rigid sole and a soft hide upper. Moccasins like this were used mainly in the Plains as the rigid sole protected by rocks and bushes. To the North of the continent instead arose the need to defend themselves from cold weather and therefore was often added a further hide part to form a sort of boot. Here to follow the sequence of the realization of a pair of high moccasins i made. With a clarification: in this case I left the stitching on the outsole and not inside as it was traditionally done.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-swNQI6CPqqY/TzjzVDJWJSI/AAAAAAAABH4/28AndnqcypM/s1600/1.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-swNQI6CPqqY/TzjzVDJWJSI/AAAAAAAABH4/28AndnqcypM/s320/1.jpeg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S0j9FBjKX6M/TzjzZ8dWBcI/AAAAAAAABIA/kxgJ_NJYluA/s1600/2.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S0j9FBjKX6M/TzjzZ8dWBcI/AAAAAAAABIA/kxgJ_NJYluA/s320/2.jpeg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NNwU8xd_w4o/Tzjzf138VWI/AAAAAAAABII/ipTKhqWLKAE/s1600/3.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NNwU8xd_w4o/Tzjzf138VWI/AAAAAAAABII/ipTKhqWLKAE/s320/3.jpeg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Sj_Dx4QMFU/Tzjzn6c8SzI/AAAAAAAABIQ/4b6e1LnsIrU/s1600/moccsudovestmiei.jpg"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Sj_Dx4QMFU/Tzjzn6c8SzI/AAAAAAAABIQ/4b6e1LnsIrU/s320/moccsudovestmiei.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-4545001269965187226?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/4545001269965187226/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/02/mocassini-in-due-pezzi.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4545001269965187226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4545001269965187226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/02/mocassini-in-due-pezzi.html' title='Mocassini in Due Pezzi'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hii3-ekmUk/TzjuOUBL-XI/AAAAAAAABHI/R37TgYTrHtw/s72-c/06infinity-2-popup.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-6353217428552625769</id><published>2012-02-07T14:28:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-07T14:55:52.111+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cradleboard'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wendigo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ojiibwa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leggende nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leggende nativi america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='windigo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani d&apos;america'/><title type='text'>Windigo</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GJH7afc4oEs/TzElYF0oZ0I/AAAAAAAABGs/R-9TgMlQKFQ/s1600/5.+Joe+David.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GJH7afc4oEs/TzElYF0oZ0I/AAAAAAAABGs/R-9TgMlQKFQ/s320/5.+Joe+David.jpg" width="315" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Maschera di essere mitologico-&amp;nbsp;opera dell'artista Nativo Joe David&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;Una leggenda Ojibwa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un inverno una coppia appena sposata andava a caccia insieme ad altri del villaggio. Ma proprio mentre si trasferivano sul territorio di caccia nacque il bambino che aspettavano. Un giorno mentre giocavano con il piccolo dentro la sua culla, chiamandolo per nome, il bambino parlò loro. Erano molto sorpresi perché era troppo giovane per parlare. "Dove è Manidogisik (Spirito del Cielo)?" chiese il bambino. "Dicono che è molto potente e io un giorno andrò a fargli visita." Sua madre lo afferrò e gli disse: "Tu non devi parlare di Manido in quel modo!" Qualche sera dopo dormivano di nuovo con il bambino nella sua culla posta in mezzo a loro. Nel mezzo della notte la madre si svegliò e scoprì che il suo bambino era sparito. Si svegliò anche il marito e si alzò, accese il fuoco e guardò in tutto il wigwam. Cercarono anche fuori attorno al wigwam del vicino, ma non riuscirono a trovarlo. Accesero allora torce di corteccia di betulla e chiesero alle persone del villaggio di aiutarli a cercare delle tracce. Finalmente trovarono alcune tracce molto piccole che portavano al lago. A metà strada verso il lago, trovarono la culla ed ebbero la conferma che lo stesso bambino aveva lasciato quelle tracce, aveva strisciato fuori dalla sua culla ed era andato a cercare Manidogisik. Ma le tracce che portavano dalla culla fino al lago erano grandi, molto più grandi di quelle di piedi umani, e i genitori capirono che il loro bambino si era trasformato in un Windigo, il mostro terribile fatto di ghiaccio che poteva mangiare gli esseri umani. Ma Manidogisik aveva 50 piccoli esseri chiamati manidog per proteggerlo. Quando uno di questi manidog tirava una pietra, essa era come un fulmine. Appena il Windigo si avvicinò, i manidog lo sentirono arrivare e corsero incontro a lui cominciando a combattere. Alla fine lo buttarono giù con uno dei &amp;nbsp;fulmini/pietra che potevano lanciare. Il Windigo cadde morto con lo schianto di un grande albero. Mentre giaceva a terra assomigliava ad un Indiano, anche se enorme, ma quando le persone iniziarono a tagliarlo in pezzi egli era come un enorme blocco di ghiaccio. Bruciarono e sciolsero tutti i suoi pezzi e trovarono così, nel centro del suo corpo, un bambino molto piccolo di circa sei centimetri di lunghezza con un buco in testa dove il manidog lo aveva colpito. Questo era il bambino che si era trasformato in un Windigo. Se il manidog non l'avesse ucciso, il Windigo avrebbe divorato l'intero villaggio.&lt;br /&gt;(Da Robert E. Ritzenthaler and Pat Ritzenthaler, 1983, The Woodland Indians of the Western Great Lakes, Prospect Heights IL: Waveland Press.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;------------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;One winter a newly married couple went hunting with the other people. When they moved to the hunting grounds a child was born to them. One day, as they were gazing at him in his cradleboard and talking to him, the child spoke to them. They were very surprised because he was too young to talk. "Where is that manidogisik (Sky Spirit)?" asked the baby. "They say he is very powerful and some day I am going to visit him. "His mother grabbed him and said, "You should not talk about that manido that way. "A few nights later, they fell asleep again with the baby in his cradleboard between them. In the middle of the night the mother awoke and discovered that her baby was gone. She woke her husband and he got up, started a fire and looked all over the wigwam for the baby. They searched the neighbor's wigwam but could not find it. They lit birchbark torches and searched the community looking for tracks. At last they found some tiny tracks leading down to the lake. Halfway down to the lake, they found the cradleboard and they knew then the baby himself had made the tracks, had crawled out of his cradleboard and was headed for the manido. The tracks leading from the cradle down to the lake were large, far bigger than human feet, and the parents realized that their child had turned into a windigo, the terrible ice monster who could eat people. They could see his tracks where he had walked across the lake. The manidogisik had fifty smaller manidog or little people to protect him. When one of these manidog threw a rock, it was a bolt of lightning. As the windigo approached, the manidog heard him coming and ran out to meet him and began to fight. Finally they knocked him down with a bolt of lightning. The windigo fell dead with a noise like a big tree falling. As he lay there he looked like a big Indian, but when the people started to chop him up, he was a huge block of ice. They melted down the pieces and found, in the middle of the body, a tiny infant about six inches long with a hole in his head where the manidog had hit him. This was the baby who had turned into a windigo. If the manidog had not killed it, the windigo would have eaten up the whole village. (Adapted from Robert E. Ritzenthaler and Pat Ritzenthaler, 1983, The Woodland Indians of the Western Great Lakes, Prospect Heights IL: Waveland Press.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KZvcL9pDLq4/TzEmFpj7n1I/AAAAAAAABG0/br8JDepnfGo/s1600/windigo-Norval+Morrisseau.+1964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KZvcL9pDLq4/TzEmFpj7n1I/AAAAAAAABG0/br8JDepnfGo/s320/windigo-Norval+Morrisseau.+1964.jpg" width="170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Il Windigo in un opera di N. Morrisseau-1964&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j1--Op8Q9iI/TzEmXpAgqOI/AAAAAAAABG8/m-86chhBrcM/s1600/cradleboard2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j1--Op8Q9iI/TzEmXpAgqOI/AAAAAAAABG8/m-86chhBrcM/s320/cradleboard2.jpg" width="145" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Tipica culla delle Pianure del Nord- forse Nez Percé&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-6353217428552625769?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/6353217428552625769/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/02/windigo.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/6353217428552625769'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/6353217428552625769'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/02/windigo.html' title='Windigo'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GJH7afc4oEs/TzElYF0oZ0I/AAAAAAAABGs/R-9TgMlQKFQ/s72-c/5.+Joe+David.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-2355729740096943406</id><published>2012-02-04T23:32:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-04T23:32:48.407+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giacca pelle nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brain tanned  hid'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giacca pelle indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beaded jacket'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giacca pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hide jacket'/><title type='text'>Alla moda Delle Pianure</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p7qucveiiVE/Ty2wGHY8w4I/AAAAAAAAArk/AR4qJUYFFew/s1600/41-Yellow+Bull+coat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="293" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p7qucveiiVE/Ty2wGHY8w4I/AAAAAAAAArk/AR4qJUYFFew/s320/41-Yellow+Bull+coat.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Giacca appartenuta al capo Yellow Bull&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Una serie di giacche in pelle provenienti da diverse tribù delle Pianure o dal Plateau.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;----------------------------------------&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;A series of hide jackets from different tribes of the Plains or the Plateau.&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xTMdqUUr8VY/Ty2wditOnjI/AAAAAAAAArs/NT8f3WNU_3E/s1600/beaded-jacket-front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A6GT9hgsnnI/Ty2w-xDfoiI/AAAAAAAAAsU/cH-tVveyjAg/s320/jacketfront.jpg" width="245" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yh2NXuR64B4/Ty2xFKgnQrI/AAAAAAAAAsc/XA4I_bwB1mE/s1600/giaccafwparticolare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yh2NXuR64B4/Ty2xFKgnQrI/AAAAAAAAAsc/XA4I_bwB1mE/s320/giaccafwparticolare.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-2355729740096943406?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/2355729740096943406/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/02/alla-moda-delle-pianure.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2355729740096943406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2355729740096943406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/02/alla-moda-delle-pianure.html' title='Alla moda Delle Pianure'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p7qucveiiVE/Ty2wGHY8w4I/AAAAAAAAArk/AR4qJUYFFew/s72-c/41-Yellow+Bull+coat.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-1075084566070544635</id><published>2012-01-28T11:58:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-25T12:10:08.754+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trade beads'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani d&apos;america'/><title type='text'>Trade Beads</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QCW_69cFOj8/TyPP3petQRI/AAAAAAAAAq0/YsLLUjziVcU/s1600/Trade+Bead+Card+Baker+Baker+&amp;amp;+Co..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QCW_69cFOj8/TyPP3petQRI/AAAAAAAAAq0/YsLLUjziVcU/s320/Trade+Bead+Card+Baker+Baker+&amp;amp;+Co..jpg" width="196" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;Vecchio Campionario di perline per il commercio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both;"&gt;Il 12 Ottobre 1492 Cristoforo Colombo registra nel suo diario di bordo che ai nativi di San Salvador "sono stati dati cappelli rossi e perline di vetro". Questa è la più antica registrazione relative alle perline di vetro in America. L'esploratore Spagnolo Hernando Cortés sbarcò sulle coste del Messico nella primavera del 1519. La sua nave trasportava perline di vetro insieme ad altri prodotti europei per il commercio. Gli esploratori spagnoli Narvaéz nel 1527 e De Soto nel 1539 trasportavano perline di vetro per commerciare con i nativi abitanti della Florida. &amp;nbsp;Nel 1622 una fabbrica per la lavorazione del vetro fu costruita vicino Jamestown, Virginia. Meno di un anno dopo, una spedizione di nativi bruciò la fabbrica. Pochissime delle perline realizzate nella fabbrica di Jamestown sono ancora esistenti. I primi conquistatori spagnoli e i primi preti viaggiarono dalle Florida Keys alla California. Nel 1741, i russi raggiunsero le coste dell'Alaska e da lì scesero giù lungo la costa ovest dell'America. Un commerciante della North Western Company, Alexander Mackenzie, attraversò il Canada fino all'Oceano Pacifico, nel 1793. Tutti questi esploratori, come anche David Thompson e la spedizione di Lewis e Clark, trasportavano perline di vetro come regali e come mezzo di scambio con i Nativi Americani. Il prezzo delle perline variava con i luoghi, la richiesta, e con quanto intensamente i nativi volessero un particolare tipo delle stesse. Durante il commercio delle pellicce di castoro, la Hudson's Bay Company, compagnia importantissima per la stessa storia dell'America del Nord, usava un valore standard basato su una pelliccia finita, una pelliccia cioè stirata sul telaio, asgiugata e pronta per la spedizione. I libri contabili dei più antichi Trading Post registrano che una pelliccia di castoro era scambiata per sei perline Hudson's Bay, tre Padre beads turchesi e due perline grandi blu trasparente. Altre piccole informazioni storiche si ricavano dai reperti di trade beads trovati nei siti archeologici. La Hudson's Bay ha superato tre secoli di attività in Nord America ma i registri sulle tipologie e le descrizioni delle trade beads non sono sopravvissuti nei suoi archivi.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both;"&gt;October 12, 1492, Columbus recorded in his logbook the natives of San Salvador Island were given red caps and glass beads. This is the earliest written record of glass beads in the Americas. The Spanish explorer Hernando Cortéz landed on the coast of Mexico in the spring of 1519. His ships carried glass beads along with other European trade goods. The Spanish explorers Narváez in 1527 and De Soto in 1539 carried glass beads for trade with the native inhabitants of Florida. In 1622, a glass factory was built near Jamestown, Virginia. Less than a year later, a raiding party of Indians burned the factory. Very few of the beads made in the Jamestown factory are believed to exist today. Early Spanish Conquistadors and Priests traveled from the Florida Keys to California. In 1741, the Russians reached the coast of Alaska and from there down the western coast of North America. A North West Company trader, Alexander Mackenzie, crossed Canada to the Pacific Ocean in 1793. All of these explorers, as well as David Thompson and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, carried glass beads for presents and as a medium of exchange in dealing with the American Indians. Bead prices varied with location, demand, and how bad Indians wanted a particular bead. When trading for beaver pelts, the Hudson's Bay Company used a standard value based on made beaver...a made beaver was stretched, dried, and ready for shipment. Records from early trading posts show a made beaver was worth: six Hudson's Bay beads; three light blue Padre (Crow) beads; two larger transparent blue beads.&amp;nbsp;Little historical information is available on the majority of trade beads discovered in archeological sites. The Hudson's Bay Company has celebrated over three hundred years in North America, but the records on types and descriptions of trade beads, along with invoices, and sources of supply have not survived in the Hudson's Bay archives.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4_XuHG5Iffs/TyPP8CMr9cI/AAAAAAAAAq8/LuVg1tcMI58/s1600/Trade+Beads+Cheverons+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="125" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4_XuHG5Iffs/TyPP8CMr9cI/AAAAAAAAAq8/LuVg1tcMI58/s320/Trade+Beads+Cheverons+03.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;A seguire alcune perline seme Veneziane di fine '800 dono dell'amica e maestra Angela Swedberg&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d6diPO1QNS4/TyPSuPNdA7I/AAAAAAAAArI/WHA5JPuL5fY/s1600/DSCF0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d6diPO1QNS4/TyPSuPNdA7I/AAAAAAAAArI/WHA5JPuL5fY/s320/DSCF0013.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rkuVrUHhg7I/TyPSyxhboGI/AAAAAAAAArQ/EGOnYxTSHtY/s1600/cheyenne-pink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="201" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rkuVrUHhg7I/TyPSyxhboGI/AAAAAAAAArQ/EGOnYxTSHtY/s320/cheyenne-pink.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZruMKdTiQYU/TyPS2rIoA7I/AAAAAAAAArY/eHt2KWEcg04/s1600/DSCF0012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZruMKdTiQYU/TyPS2rIoA7I/AAAAAAAAArY/eHt2KWEcg04/s320/DSCF0012.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-1075084566070544635?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/1075084566070544635/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/01/trade-beads.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1075084566070544635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1075084566070544635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/01/trade-beads.html' title='Trade Beads'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QCW_69cFOj8/TyPP3petQRI/AAAAAAAAAq0/YsLLUjziVcU/s72-c/Trade+Bead+Card+Baker+Baker+&amp;+Co..jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-1294664172383491941</id><published>2012-01-22T11:48:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.516+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='feather bonnet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='native american headdress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eagle feather'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='copricapo nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='piume nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='piume aquila'/><title type='text'>Le Piume di Dio</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jChujbzhZOg/TxvmfnLKEqI/AAAAAAAAAqM/zwfTX0jsAkQ/s1600/Yellow+Calf+bonnet-British+Museum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jChujbzhZOg/TxvmfnLKEqI/AAAAAAAAAqM/zwfTX0jsAkQ/s320/Yellow+Calf+bonnet-British+Museum.jpg" width="217" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i34dYXNy9BE/Txvmi0ew1qI/AAAAAAAAAqU/5j_PjyPE874/s1600/Yellow+Calf%2527s+bonnet2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="260" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i34dYXNy9BE/Txvmi0ew1qI/AAAAAAAAAqU/5j_PjyPE874/s320/Yellow+Calf%2527s+bonnet2.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Copricapo in piume d'aquila appartenuto a Yellow Calf -ora al British Museum&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;Una Leggenda Lumbee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"In principio, il Grande Spirito diede agli animali e agli uccelli la sapienza e il potere di parlare con gli uomini. Egli mandò queste creature all'uomo per mostrarsi attraverso di esse. Loro avrebbero insegnato ad un prescelto le canzoni e le danze sacre, così come tutti i riti e le tradizioni. La creatura più amata dal Grande Spirito era l'aquila, e attraverso essa Egli &amp;nbsp;raccontò la storia della vita. L'aquila, come sapete, ha solo due uova, e tutte le cose viventi del mondo sono divise in due. Uomo e donna, maschio e femmina e questo è vero per tutti gli animali, gli uccelli, gli alberi &amp;nbsp;i fiori e così via. Tutte le cose sono figlie di questi due principi in modo che la vita possa continuare. L'uomo ha due occhi, due mani, due piedi ed ha anche un corpo ed un anima, una sostanza ed un ombra.Attraverso i suoi occhi, vede scene piacevoli e spiacevoli, attraverso le sue narici gli odori buoni e cattivi, con le sue orecchie sente le notizie liete e le parole che lo rendono triste. La sua mente è divisa tra il bene e il male. La sua mano destra può essere usata per il male, per la guerra o per colpire una persona in collera. Ma la sua mano sinistra, che è vicino al suo cuore, è sempre piena di gentilezza. Il suo piede destro può condurlo in una strada sbagliata, ma il suo piede sinistro lo porta sempre sulla via giusta. L'uomo è luce e tenebre, estate e inverno, pace e guerra, la vita e la morte. Per ricordare questa lezione di vita, guardate la grande aquila, l'uccello preferito del Grande Spirito. La piuma d'aquila è divisa in due parti, una parte è luce e l'altra oscurità. La piuma rappresenta la luce del giorno e le tenebre, l'estate e l'inverno, la pace e la guerra, la vita e la morte. Così per ricordare ciò che ho detto, osservate bene l'aquila e le sue piume, esse raccontano la storia della vita. Guardate le piume che tengo in mano, quella a destra è grande e perfetta ed è decorata, questa rappresenta l'uomo. Quella nella mia sinistra è piccola e semplice, essa rappresenta la donna. Figli miei, ricordate quello che dico. Perché siete VOI che sceglierete la via da seguire nella vita - la via giusta o quella sbagliata".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;-----------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;A Lumbee Legend&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"In the beginning, the Great Spirit above gave to the animals and birds wisdom and knowledge and the power to talk to men. He sent these creatures to tell man that he showed himself through them. They would teach a chosen man sacred songs and dance, as well as much ritual and lore. The creature most loved by the Great Spirit was the eagle, for he tells the story of life. The Eagle, as you know, has only two eggs, and all living things in the world are divided into two. Here is man and woman, male and female and this is true with animals, birds, trees, flowers and so on. All things have children of two kinds so that life may continue. Man has two eyes, two hands, two feet and he has a body and soul, substance and shadow.Through his eyes, he sees pleasant and unpleasant scenes, through his nostrils he smells good and bad odors, with his ears he hears joyful news and words that make him sad. His mind is divided between good and evil. His right hand he may often use for evil, such as war or striking a person in anger. But his left hand, which is near his heart, is always full of kindness. His right foot may lead him in the wrong path, but his left foot always leads him the right way, and so it goes; he has daylight and darkness, summer and winter, peace and war, and life and death. In order to remember this lesson of life, look to the great eagle, the favorite bird of the Great Spirit. The eagle feather is divided into two parts, part light, and part dark. This represents daylight and darkness, summer and winter, peace and war, and life and death. So that you may remember what I have told you, look well on the eagle, for his feathers, too, tell the story of life. Look at the feathers I wear upon my hand, the one on the right is large and perfect and is decorated; this represents man. The one on my left is small and plain; this represents woman. The eagle feather is divided into two parts, dark and white. This represents daylight and darkness, summer and winter. For the white tells of summer, when all is bright and the dark represents the dark days of winter. My children, remember what I tell you. For it is YOU who will choose the path in life you will follow -- the good way, or the wrong way".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Piume, ermellini e base in pelle per un copricapo che sto realizzando&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qQ8ypJaaQHw/Txvm18ie3NI/AAAAAAAAAqc/o3KccH-ALR4/s1600/feathers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qQ8ypJaaQHw/Txvm18ie3NI/AAAAAAAAAqc/o3KccH-ALR4/s320/feathers.jpg" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yNIxUrGzz0U/Txvm4j0dxTI/AAAAAAAAAqk/D2daRO8LDqQ/s1600/bonnetmio2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="291" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yNIxUrGzz0U/Txvm4j0dxTI/AAAAAAAAAqk/D2daRO8LDqQ/s320/bonnetmio2.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-1294664172383491941?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/1294664172383491941/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/01/le-piume-di-dio.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1294664172383491941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1294664172383491941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2012/01/le-piume-di-dio.html' title='Le Piume di Dio'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jChujbzhZOg/TxvmfnLKEqI/AAAAAAAAAqM/zwfTX0jsAkQ/s72-c/Yellow+Calf+bonnet-British+Museum.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-8281895562650995437</id><published>2011-12-13T21:22:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.859+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='antler quirt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='native american beadwork'/><title type='text'>Work in progress</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uH0-0RXk7pw/TueyQQyxWdI/AAAAAAAAAoA/WywydckdxiM/s1600/pastedGraphic_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uH0-0RXk7pw/TueyQQyxWdI/AAAAAAAAAoA/WywydckdxiM/s320/pastedGraphic_2.jpg" width="213" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Un aggiornamento sul progresso del lavoro. Decorare a perline richiede molta pazienza. Una specie di meditazione.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;----------------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Work in progress. Beadworking needs a lot of patience. Kind of a meditation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mW5KjqbfXM/TuezDfYitYI/AAAAAAAAAoI/wlL8cgV_xEQ/s1600/quirt-in-progress2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mW5KjqbfXM/TuezDfYitYI/AAAAAAAAAoI/wlL8cgV_xEQ/s320/quirt-in-progress2.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CjNBogeoz_s/Tuez09N0sKI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/MYwRIplLp7E/s1600/quirt-in-progress3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="199" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CjNBogeoz_s/Tuez09N0sKI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/MYwRIplLp7E/s320/quirt-in-progress3.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-8281895562650995437?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/8281895562650995437/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/12/work-in-progress.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/8281895562650995437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/8281895562650995437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/12/work-in-progress.html' title='Work in progress'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uH0-0RXk7pw/TueyQQyxWdI/AAAAAAAAAoA/WywydckdxiM/s72-c/pastedGraphic_2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-5019310546748764453</id><published>2011-12-11T11:26:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.713+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='antler quirt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deer horn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='native whip'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='corno cervo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deer'/><title type='text'>Le Armi e le Insegne</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ncwqiupRafc/TuSIYrvkh6I/AAAAAAAAAng/s9CfeBKR6Ow/s1600/quirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ncwqiupRafc/TuSIYrvkh6I/AAAAAAAAAng/s9CfeBKR6Ow/s1600/quirt.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Frusta Crow - 1880 - &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YkSVwLR-2dk/TuSIxIhN65I/AAAAAAAAAno/n4N3ny5JPHc/s1600/quirt-blu-red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="274" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YkSVwLR-2dk/TuSIxIhN65I/AAAAAAAAAno/n4N3ny5JPHc/s320/quirt-blu-red.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Un artwork di Angela Swedberg&lt;/div&gt;Fra molti popoli Nativi, e specialmente nel Nord Ovest del Paese, era diffuso l'utilizzo di un particolare tipo di frusta detta in inglese Antler quirt. Essa era ricavata dal corno di un cervo che era prima lucidato e poi lentamente inciso secondo una tecnica che sarebbe stata detta solo successivamente Scrimshaw. La tecnica prevedeva di realizzare i motivi scelti praticando delle incisioni di pochi millimetri e di poi riempire le stesse con del materiale colorante misto a colla animale o grassi, in modo da far meglio risaltare il disegno. &lt;br /&gt;Nel Plateau, ma anche frai Crow, era poi uso comune quello di aggiungere una fascia in pelle riccamente decorata al fine di meglio impugnare l'attrezzo ed ottenere un effetto maggiore.&lt;br /&gt;I Nativi generalmente non usavano la frusta per colpire il cavallo, quanto piuttosto per farla schioccare in aria per incitarlo, ma qualunque fosse l'utilizzo essa era un forte indicatore dello status sociale del suo proprietario. E per questo per realizzarla erano usati materiali pregiati e lo stesso corno per una buona frusta doveva provenire solo da quella specie particolarmente imponente di cervo che i bianchi avrebbero poi chiamato Washington deer. Questa a seguire è una frusta su cui sto lavorando.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;--------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;Among many&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;Native&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;peoples&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;and especially&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;in the North West&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;of the country&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;was&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;common a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt; particular type&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;of whip&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;known&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;as &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;Antler&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;quirt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;It&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;was&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;made ​​from the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;horn of a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;deer&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;that was&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;first&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;polished and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;then slowly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;etched&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;according to a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;technique that&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;would be&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;known&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;only later as&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;Scrimshaw&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;The technique&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;involved&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;to realize&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;the motifs&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;by practicing&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;a few millimeters&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;incisions&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;then to fill&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;it&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;with&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;coloring material&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;mixed with&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;animal glue&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;or grease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt; to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;better&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;highlight&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;the design&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;In the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;Plateau&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;but also&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;among the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;Crow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;was&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;also&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;common&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;to add a&lt;/span&gt; beaded &lt;span class="hps"&gt;leather band&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;in order to better&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;grasp&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;the whip&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;and get&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;a stronger effect.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;Natives&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;generally&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;did not use&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;the whip&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;to hit&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;the horse&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;but rather&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;to make it&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;pop&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;up in the air&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;encourage&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;the horse&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;but whatever&lt;/span&gt; was &lt;span class="hps"&gt;the use&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;it was&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;a strong indicator&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;the social status&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;of its owner.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;And&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;for this&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;high-quality materials&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;were&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;used&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;and the same&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;horn for&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;a good&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;whip&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;should&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;only come&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;a particularly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;impressive&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;deer&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;species that whites&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;would then&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;called Washington&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;deer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=""&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; This is an antler quirt I'm still working on.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0dtNt_OGWyk/TuSJj5z0PwI/AAAAAAAAAnw/yJ09zb06FKg/s1600/myquirt.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0dtNt_OGWyk/TuSJj5z0PwI/AAAAAAAAAnw/yJ09zb06FKg/s320/myquirt.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6dk-jpwuzCc/TuSJpmE_NzI/AAAAAAAAAn4/8ese4G91c8M/s1600/quirt-mia2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6dk-jpwuzCc/TuSJpmE_NzI/AAAAAAAAAn4/8ese4G91c8M/s320/quirt-mia2.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-5019310546748764453?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/5019310546748764453/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/12/le-armi-e-le-insegne.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5019310546748764453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5019310546748764453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/12/le-armi-e-le-insegne.html' title='Le Armi e le Insegne'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ncwqiupRafc/TuSIYrvkh6I/AAAAAAAAAng/s9CfeBKR6Ow/s72-c/quirt.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-1939304940816331694</id><published>2011-12-04T08:37:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.565+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muzzle-load'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse caccia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muzzleload rifle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rifle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse cuoio'/><title type='text'>Puzzle Bag</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-akGiY8ayZOA/TtslLAdB9fI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/ps0KW-NkqXg/s1600/6-intera.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-akGiY8ayZOA/TtslLAdB9fI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/ps0KW-NkqXg/s320/6-intera.jpeg" width="179" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ecco un altra borsa nello stile utilizzato sul finire del 700 negli States. Erano borse dette anche "German bags" perchè la loro origine era in Germania o " Puzzle bags" perchè costruite assemblando diversi strati di pellami.&lt;br /&gt;Questa in particolare ha le due cinghie a cui andava appeso il corno per la polvere da sparo nonchè un dosatore per la stessa polvere ed un attrezzo in ferro forgiato per la pulizia del punto in cui avveniva l'innesco nel fucile. Il tutto era fissato alla tracolla della borsa per poter ricaricare più velocemente il fucile ad avancarica.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;-------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's another bag in a style common at the end of the 700 in the States. These bags were also called "German bags" 'cause their origin was in Germany or "Puzzle bags" because they were built by assembling several layers of leather.&lt;br /&gt;This particular one has two straps to hang on the gunpowder horn as well a powder measure and an iron forged a tool to clean the seat of the flint on the muzzle-loading rifle . Everything was fixed to the strap of the bag to re load faster.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UZLIoDVuf-g/TtslVvtFoiI/AAAAAAAAAnY/7pFqTLHUocg/s1600/7-particolare.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UZLIoDVuf-g/TtslVvtFoiI/AAAAAAAAAnY/7pFqTLHUocg/s320/7-particolare.jpeg" width="241" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-1939304940816331694?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/1939304940816331694/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/12/puzzle-bag.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1939304940816331694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1939304940816331694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/12/puzzle-bag.html' title='Puzzle Bag'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-akGiY8ayZOA/TtslLAdB9fI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/ps0KW-NkqXg/s72-c/6-intera.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-3370175577365938826</id><published>2011-10-18T14:25:00.010+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.636+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hunting pouch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse in pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leather pouch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse in cuoio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Borse da caccia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hunting bag'/><title type='text'>Il Gioco degli Angeli</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4i7etqKdFlU/Tp1yy9tHhaI/AAAAAAAAAlk/tZQbKudNzTA/s1600/earlypuch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4i7etqKdFlU/Tp1yy9tHhaI/AAAAAAAAAlk/tZQbKudNzTA/s400/earlypuch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664810126184777122" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fra il '700 e l'800, quando la popolazione iniziò a crescere nel numero e gli insediamenti a svilupparsi, gli emigranti inglesi e tedeschi portarono sulle nuove colonie americane quelle che erano le tradizioni artigianali già presenti nei rispettivi paesi di origine. Fra queste l'arte e gli stili della lavorazione delle borse in cuoio destinate alla caccia. Questa mia borsa riprende un originale creato da un grande artista americano sullo stile di quelle usate sul finire del '700 sui nuovi territori americani. Il nome della borsa è: Angels Game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Un grazie speciale va ai miei due modelli di eccezione: Josey e Cappy! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Between '700 and '800, when the population began to grow in number and the settlements to develop, the British and German immigrants brought in the new American colonies the craft traditions they already had in their countries. Among these styles of art and workmanship there were the so called hunting bags or pouches. This my bag is made starting from an original one made by a great American artist in the style of those used at the end of '700 on the new American territories.  Its named: Angels Game.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A special thanks goes to my two very special models: Josey and Cappy!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOnLtS2i-9Y/Tp10mvl_qpI/AAAAAAAAAlw/KLzCRR6VkbA/s1600/100_6585.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOnLtS2i-9Y/Tp10mvl_qpI/AAAAAAAAAlw/KLzCRR6VkbA/s400/100_6585.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664812115261631122" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PWEOHz7svHQ/Tp10ucJMaGI/AAAAAAAAAl8/dREJlaV6-Iw/s1600/100_6587.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PWEOHz7svHQ/Tp10ucJMaGI/AAAAAAAAAl8/dREJlaV6-Iw/s400/100_6587.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664812247479511138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qL_EO1KT_Zs/Tp101ZnPzFI/AAAAAAAAAmI/uE286SRq45E/s1600/100_6589.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qL_EO1KT_Zs/Tp101ZnPzFI/AAAAAAAAAmI/uE286SRq45E/s400/100_6589.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664812367059340370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4nUFujR3mjE/Tp11GNqnAoI/AAAAAAAAAmU/cgikPsWIvng/s1600/100_6543.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 345px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4nUFujR3mjE/Tp11GNqnAoI/AAAAAAAAAmU/cgikPsWIvng/s400/100_6543.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664812655909995138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MH0bR2X1Vco/Tp11TNKdreI/AAAAAAAAAmg/K1PHAddzXag/s1600/100_6606.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sf-g7PedpG8/To69loC4fAI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/J7Yd4Yjb8kI/s1600/angelaknifesheats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="283" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sf-g7PedpG8/To69loC4fAI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/J7Yd4Yjb8kI/s320/angelaknifesheats.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:white;"&gt;Alcune fasi nella realizzazione della replica di un fodero originale. L'interno è in cuoio mentre l'esterno, decorato a perline, è in pelle a concia Indiana. All'inizio della pagina alcuni foderi realizzati da Angela Swedberg.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;-----------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;Some steps in the making of a knife sheat replica. The case inside is made with raw hide while the beaded case is made with brain tanned hide. &lt;span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;At the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;top&lt;/span&gt; of the page some &lt;span class="hps"&gt;knife sheaths&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;made&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;​​by Angela&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;Swedberg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yd8t2HzjA_o/To6525rkKDI/AAAAAAAAAlE/njfsAyHqFfE/s1600/fodero-rosa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yd8t2HzjA_o/To6525rkKDI/AAAAAAAAAlE/njfsAyHqFfE/s320/fodero-rosa.jpg" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_8gFHb6dRPE/To658Sfj70I/AAAAAAAAAlI/ycPEYijhagY/s1600/case1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_8gFHb6dRPE/To658Sfj70I/AAAAAAAAAlI/ycPEYijhagY/s320/case1.jpeg" width="293" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mRfhpXLRWbU/Tpg75ZZdH0I/AAAAAAAAAlY/GDO_4Tcczt0/s1600/knife-sheat-pink2.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mRfhpXLRWbU/Tpg75ZZdH0I/AAAAAAAAAlY/GDO_4Tcczt0/s400/knife-sheat-pink2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663342388674633538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-3210151286424037046?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/3210151286424037046/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancora-foderi.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/3210151286424037046'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/3210151286424037046'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancora-foderi.html' title='Ancora foderi...'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sf-g7PedpG8/To69loC4fAI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/J7Yd4Yjb8kI/s72-c/angelaknifesheats.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-3607173347400849966</id><published>2011-08-24T19:00:00.007+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.647+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coltelli indiani america. coltelli indiani. coltelli americani. foderi indiani america'/><title type='text'>Coltelli Indiani</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rVFQgwFiccc/TlUvVcYksGI/AAAAAAAAAkY/eXxTEfwT5mE/s1600/dagger-old.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; 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Some are original while others are replicas or originals of the highest quality. You can see these and other knives (and purchase them directly from the artists) on this site: &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V6P8_b7GbMU/TlUxGbP-l8I/AAAAAAAAAlA/jAxGArnfF0M/s1600/quilled2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V6P8_b7GbMU/TlUxGbP-l8I/AAAAAAAAAlA/jAxGArnfF0M/s400/quilled2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644471694442534850" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PnPGMl6yvR0/TlUw4aAXC7I/AAAAAAAAAk4/3dx63tduDvM/s1600/knife%2B%2526%2Bcase%2B.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-apQcXvfozhI/TlUwYQsUKJI/AAAAAAAAAko/xavP6WIJtqc/s400/dag.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644470901334616210" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9ohxrvcMuj4/TlUwQTZ9ULI/AAAAAAAAAkg/KXH87PuX36I/s1600/dag2.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9ohxrvcMuj4/TlUwQTZ9ULI/AAAAAAAAAkg/KXH87PuX36I/s400/dag2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644470764623974578" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-3607173347400849966?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/3607173347400849966/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/08/coltelli-indiani.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/3607173347400849966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/3607173347400849966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/08/coltelli-indiani.html' title='Coltelli Indiani'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rVFQgwFiccc/TlUvVcYksGI/AAAAAAAAAkY/eXxTEfwT5mE/s72-c/dagger-old.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-4887723460099505067</id><published>2011-08-03T06:09:00.012+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.698+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iniskim'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='buffalo stone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blackfoot'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='amuleti indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sacchetti medicina indiani america'/><title type='text'>Iniskim, la Roccia che Chiamò il Bisonte</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBZY3oAU1Ew/TjkCUVP2KHI/AAAAAAAAAjs/5CBVYlXvjl8/s1600/iniskim.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBZY3oAU1Ew/TjkCUVP2KHI/AAAAAAAAAjs/5CBVYlXvjl8/s400/iniskim.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636538956955134066" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Una tradizione Blackfoot: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Anche se la nostra gente aveva iniziato a vivere nel modo in cui i Makoyi (i lupi) ci avevano mostrato, la vita era ancora molto dura ed il popolo soffriva spesso la fame. Un giorno Iinii (il Bisonte) ebbe pietà della nostra gente.  Fu così che una donna chiamata Donnola, mente stava raccogliendo l'acqua da un fiume vicino il campo,  sentì qualcosa chiamarla dai cespugli. Guardando meglio scoprì che a parlarle era una pietra. La pietra le spiegò come essa stessa potesse essere usata in una cerimonia che avrebbe attirato i bisonti verso un pisskan (dirupo dal quale erano fatti cadere giù). Donnola prese Iniskim, la Pietra che Chiama il Bisonte, e la portò al campo. La donna raccontò ai leaders spirituali della cerimonia per chiamare i bisonti. Il popolo seguì le sue istruzioni e presto ebbe una grande quantità di carne per nutrirsi e nuove pelli per le sue tende. Ci sono molti Iniskim nella Prateria. Molte persone li conservano ancora in involucri sacri. Noi invochiamo l'Iniskim perchè ci aiuti ad avere successo nella vita".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;L'Iniskim è una pietra fossile (Ammolite) la cui forma ricorda un bisonte.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; "Although our people began to live as Makoyi (wolves) had shown them, life was still very hard and the people were often hungry. One day Iinii (buffalo) took pity on our people.  A lady named Weasel Woman was collecting water from a river near her camp when she heard something calling to her from the bushes. When she looked closer, she found a stone that spoke to her. The stone explained how it could be used in a ceremony that would call the buffalo towards a pisskan (buffalo jump). Weasel Woman took the Iniskim, the buffalo calling stone, back to camp. She told the spiritual leaders about the ceremony to call the buffalo. The people followed her instructions and soon they had plenty of meat and many hides for new lodge covers.  There are numerous Iniskim on the prairies. Many people still keep them as sacred bundles. We call on iniskim to help us have successful lives".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Iniskim is a fossil stone (Ammolite) whose shape resembles a buffalo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Una borsa da me realizzata per la mia Iniskim&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;a bag I made for my Iniskim, a gift from a very dear friend&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AgQaIPD23I8/TjkDDwwamHI/AAAAAAAAAj8/F5m_8ywfULI/s1600/iniskim-bag-mia-appesa.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AgQaIPD23I8/TjkDDwwamHI/AAAAAAAAAj8/F5m_8ywfULI/s400/iniskim-bag-mia-appesa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636539771793348722" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eQg5ti7jW0M/TjkC46Be3TI/AAAAAAAAAj0/XQ0PmE6WQLY/s1600/iniskim-bag-mia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eQg5ti7jW0M/TjkC46Be3TI/AAAAAAAAAj0/XQ0PmE6WQLY/s400/iniskim-bag-mia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636539585302289714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-4887723460099505067?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/4887723460099505067/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/08/iniskim-la-roccia-che-chiama-il-bisonte.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4887723460099505067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4887723460099505067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/08/iniskim-la-roccia-che-chiama-il-bisonte.html' title='Iniskim, la Roccia che Chiamò il Bisonte'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBZY3oAU1Ew/TjkCUVP2KHI/AAAAAAAAAjs/5CBVYlXvjl8/s72-c/iniskim.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-2993852783871443232</id><published>2011-07-23T23:04:00.006+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.601+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beaded charm'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beaded fetish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='collane indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='old beads'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='amuleti indiani americani'/><title type='text'>La Memoria Al Petto</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0XQ5R1gxdJY/Tis5AAVxuMI/AAAAAAAAAjU/LFUSohLPT8M/s1600/plateau-fetish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0XQ5R1gxdJY/Tis5AAVxuMI/AAAAAAAAAjU/LFUSohLPT8M/s400/plateau-fetish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632658431211059394" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Amuleto proveniente dalle Pianure del Nord&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;forma "a diamante"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Un mio amuleto "a diamante" . E' realizzato con pelle a concia Indiana, ermellino, perline seme di inizio '900, perle "Prosser" e in ottone. Ho realizzato il motivo al centro pensando ad una amica.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;--------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;A fetish I made in a "diamond" shape. It's made with brain tanned hide, ermine strips, old seed beads, "Prosser" beads and brass beads. I had a friend in mind when I made it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P_1eq3yV8OM/Tis-UCqRl8I/AAAAAAAAAjk/fSuCvC-pbU8/s1600/charm-hair-finito.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P_1eq3yV8OM/Tis-UCqRl8I/AAAAAAAAAjk/fSuCvC-pbU8/s400/charm-hair-finito.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632664272989427650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-2993852783871443232?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/2993852783871443232/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/07/la-memoria-al-petto.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2993852783871443232'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2993852783871443232'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/07/la-memoria-al-petto.html' title='La Memoria Al Petto'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0XQ5R1gxdJY/Tis5AAVxuMI/AAAAAAAAAjU/LFUSohLPT8M/s72-c/plateau-fetish.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-8352233559560614232</id><published>2011-07-17T09:21:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.868+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><title type='text'>Buffalo Pouch</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iSJWFNXVWFA/TiKNysShvpI/AAAAAAAAAjE/mJfZ7Jy4I30/s1600/%2527Buffalo_Hunt_on_the_Southwestern_Prairies%2527%252C_oil_on_canvas_painting_by_John_Mix_Stanley%252C_1845%252C_Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum_%2528Washington_D._C.%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iSJWFNXVWFA/TiKNysShvpI/AAAAAAAAAjE/mJfZ7Jy4I30/s400/%2527Buffalo_Hunt_on_the_Southwestern_Prairies%2527%252C_oil_on_canvas_painting_by_John_Mix_Stanley%252C_1845%252C_Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum_%2528Washington_D._C.%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630218386188385938" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;"Buffalo Hunt on the Southwestern Prairies', &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;olio su tela, John Mix Stanley, 1845&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Una borsa da me realizzata. I suoi decori rappresentano gli zoccoli e le tracce lasciate dal bisonte.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;-----------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;A pouch just finished. It's made out from brain tanning deer hide. It has buffalo hooves and tracks  beaded on it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_zsg-DUjxFY/TiKPf1CJcQI/AAAAAAAAAjM/JwEweR5Oz5U/s1600/pouch-buffalo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_zsg-DUjxFY/TiKPf1CJcQI/AAAAAAAAAjM/JwEweR5Oz5U/s400/pouch-buffalo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630220261141344514" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-8352233559560614232?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/8352233559560614232/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/07/buffalo-pouch.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/8352233559560614232'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/8352233559560614232'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/07/buffalo-pouch.html' title='Buffalo Pouch'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iSJWFNXVWFA/TiKNysShvpI/AAAAAAAAAjE/mJfZ7Jy4I30/s72-c/%2527Buffalo_Hunt_on_the_Southwestern_Prairies%2527%252C_oil_on_canvas_painting_by_John_Mix_Stanley%252C_1845%252C_Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum_%2528Washington_D._C.%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-1894762412285289273</id><published>2011-06-13T14:45:00.013+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.542+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='totem nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scudi indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='armi nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scudi nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><title type='text'>La Cultura Dei Comanche</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fFuPO_0OYs/TfZiQHJ94_I/AAAAAAAAAi0/ZmWSvvjRvKg/s1600/shieldchey.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fFuPO_0OYs/TfZiQHJ94_I/AAAAAAAAAi0/ZmWSvvjRvKg/s400/shieldchey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617785614129554418" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Scudo Cheyenne&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;La preparazione di uno scudo includeva sia aspetti materiali come anche aspetti spirituali. I motivi da dipingere sullo scudo erano una espressione personale del guerriero. Essi potevano rappresentare una "Visione" avuta oppure invocare l'aiuto di un animale totemico o essere anche la rappresentazione di un atto di coraggio compiuto. Ma anche gli aspetti materiali avevano una loto importanza. La pelle grezza di bisonte era lavorata con colla animale su un fuoco insieme ad un fedele amico. Il calore restringeva la pelle che, mischiata con la colla, diventava dura abbastanza da proteggere da una freccia. Praticamente ogni Nazione Indiana aveva un metodo di costruzione particolare. Racconta Colin F. Taylor nel suo "Native American Weapons" come i Comanche preferissero realizzare i propri scudi con due dischi di pelle grezza cuciti su un anello di legno. Lo spazio fra i due dischi era poi riempito con crine di cavallo, erba, piume o altri materiali. Rimangono ovviamente seri dubbi sulla efficacia di un tale scudo contro la palla di un moschetto. E' stato riportato come i pionieri anglo-americani fossero rimasti stupiti dal rapido interessamento ai libri dei Comanche. E questo sin dai primi contatti. L'apparente amore per la cultura di quel popolo fu spiegato solo successivamente, quando uno dei loro scudi fu catturato in battaglia. Lo scudo infatti non aveva in mezzo ai due dischi di pelle grezza il solito materiale di riempimento ma tutte le pagine di un libro con l'intera storia di Roma!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;----------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt; The preparation of a shield included both material aspects as well as spiritual aspects. The designs to be painted on the shield were a personal expression of the warrior. They could be a "Vision", or invoke the help of a totemic animal, or even be a representation of a bravery. But even the material aspects had a lots of importance. The hide of a bison was processed with hide glue on a fire along with a faithful friend. Heat narrowed the skin mixed with glue and made it hard enough to be protected by an arrow. Virtually every Indian Nation had a particular construction method. Colin F. Taylor in his "Native American Weapons" say that the Comanche would prefer to make their shields with two rawhide discs sewn onto a wooden ring. The space between the two discs was then filled with horse hair, grass, feathers or other materials. Obviously there are serious doubts about the effectiveness of such a shield against a musket ball. It 'was reported as the Anglo-American pioneers were amazed by the rapid interest in the books by the Comanche. And this from the first contacts. The apparent love for the culture of that people was explained only later, when one of their shields was captured in battle. The shield had not in fact, between the two discs of raw hide, the usual materials but all the pages of a book with the entire history of Rome!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Uno scudo da me realizzato partendo da un originale Cheyenne&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-coa5px-wvTs/TfZgoZ1tRFI/AAAAAAAAAic/6cStgw_s61k/s1600/front.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-coa5px-wvTs/TfZgoZ1tRFI/AAAAAAAAAic/6cStgw_s61k/s400/front.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617783832438457426" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hu0ckI56g3c/TfZg4nNRaoI/AAAAAAAAAik/Fjn0U7RB1yE/s1600/retro2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hu0ckI56g3c/TfZg4nNRaoI/AAAAAAAAAik/Fjn0U7RB1yE/s400/retro2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617784110904863362" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t_BB9zM17hM/TfZicqgrRhI/AAAAAAAAAi8/hDRpEjXYR90/s1600/shield%2Bfront.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t_BB9zM17hM/TfZicqgrRhI/AAAAAAAAAi8/hDRpEjXYR90/s400/shield%2Bfront.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617785829778474514" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-1894762412285289273?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/1894762412285289273/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/06/la-cultura-dei-comanche.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1894762412285289273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1894762412285289273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/06/la-cultura-dei-comanche.html' title='La Cultura Dei Comanche'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fFuPO_0OYs/TfZiQHJ94_I/AAAAAAAAAi0/ZmWSvvjRvKg/s72-c/shieldchey.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-5744779343843902640</id><published>2011-05-21T10:54:00.010+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.769+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='split horn headress knife sheat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coltelli Nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pugnali indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beaded knife sheat'/><title type='text'>L'Arma Cattiva</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AWbOxwU5Y9w/TdeE-bD_h9I/AAAAAAAAAho/syt6CqwowMA/s1600/headdress.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AWbOxwU5Y9w/TdeE-bD_h9I/AAAAAAAAAho/syt6CqwowMA/s400/headdress.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609098068864501714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Una leggenda Blackfoot&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Una volta Old Man stava cercando di guadare un fiume, quando la corrente lo trascinò a valle, facendogli perdere tutte le sue armi. Era molto affamato, così prese i primi rami che trovò, e fece un arco, delle frecce, ed una impugnatura per il coltello e la lancia. Quando ebbe finito, si avviò verso montagna. Ben presto vide un orso intento a scavare radici e pensò di divertirsi un po', così si nascose dietro un tronco e gridò: "Animale senza coda, cosa stai facendo?" L'orso alzò lo sguardo, ma, non vedendo nessuno, continuò a scavare. Allora Old Man gridò ancora: "Ciao, mangia terra!" nascondendosi subito alla sua vista. L'orso allora si mise a sedere di nuovo, ma questa volta vide Old Man ed iniziò a correre verso di lui. Old Man iniziò a lanciare frecce verso l'animale, ma le punte rimbalzavano soltanto sulla sua pelle, perchè il legno che aveva usato era marcio. Allora scagliò la sua lancia, ma anche questa era marcia, e si ruppe. Provò allora ad accoltellare l'orso, ma anche il manico del suo coltello si ruppe, allora si voltò e corse via, mentre l'orso lo inseguiva. Mentre correva, si guardò intorno per qualche arma, ma non ne trovò nemmeno una, neanche una pietra. Chiamò gli animali ad aiutarlo, ma nessuno venne. Era quasi senza respiro e l'orso era molto vicino a lui, quando improvvisamente vide il corno di un toro per terra. Lo raccolse, lo mise in testa, e, voltandosi, urlò così forte che l'orso corse via terrorizzato.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--xTCudrK1_4/TdeIWTB_G_I/AAAAAAAAAh4/mIY9zeq9e3w/s1600/sheat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 167px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--xTCudrK1_4/TdeIWTB_G_I/AAAAAAAAAh4/mIY9zeq9e3w/s400/sheat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609101777560345586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;----------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;A Blackfoot Legend&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Once Old Man was fording a river, when the current carried him down stream, and he lost his weapons. He was very hungry, so he took the first wood he could find, and made a bow and arrows, and a handle for his knife and spear. When he had finished them, he started up a mountain. Pretty soon he saw a bear digging roots, and he thought he would have some fun, so he hid behind a log and called out, "No-tail animal, what are you doing?" The bear looked up, but, seeing no one, kept on digging. Then Old Man called out again, "Hi, you dirt-eater!" and then he dodged back out of sight. Then the bear sat up again, and this time he saw Old Man and ran after him. Old Man began shooting arrows at him, but the points only stuck in the skin, for the shafts were rotten and snapped off. Then he threw his spear, but that too was rotten, and broke. He tried to stab the bear, but his knife handle was also rotten and broke, so he turned and ran; and the bear pursued him. As he ran, he looked about for some weapon, but there was none, not even a rock. He called out to the animals to help him, but none came. His breath was almost gone, and the bear was very close to him, when he saw a bull's horn lying on the ground. He picked it up, placed it on his head, and, turning around, bellowed so loudly that the bear was scared and ran away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_wNHkgKQA6Q/TdeI8Tm8OwI/AAAAAAAAAiA/HX1d2i8BcLE/s1600/sheatsmall.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_wNHkgKQA6Q/TdeI8Tm8OwI/AAAAAAAAAiA/HX1d2i8BcLE/s400/sheatsmall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609102430550375170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-5744779343843902640?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/5744779343843902640/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/05/larma-cattiva.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5744779343843902640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5744779343843902640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/05/larma-cattiva.html' title='L&apos;Arma Cattiva'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AWbOxwU5Y9w/TdeE-bD_h9I/AAAAAAAAAho/syt6CqwowMA/s72-c/headdress.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-3090087610390766542</id><published>2011-05-14T11:29:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.612+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='museo nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gioelli indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abbigliamento nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='museo indiani america'/><title type='text'>Dove Vive il Passato</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-10LfHUtMYms/Tc5MGiuARZI/AAAAAAAAAhY/-2scybILH3I/s1600/bonnet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-10LfHUtMYms/Tc5MGiuARZI/AAAAAAAAAhY/-2scybILH3I/s400/bonnet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606502261405533586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Copricapo Lakota- NMAI museum-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Per chi volesse approfondire maggiormente la cultura materiale dei Nativi Americani o semplicemente guardare alcuni degli oggetti che essa ha prodotto ecco una serie di links ad alcuni dei maggiori musei. National Museum of the American Indians. Si può effettuare una ricerca per tipo di oggetto, cultura, materiali usati: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;http://www.americanindian.si.edu/searchcollections/home.aspx &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Splendid Heritage. Anche qui si possono scegliere di versi parametri di ricerca. Basta poi selezionare "Display" in alto a sinistra: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;http://www.splendidheritage.com/nindex.html &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Plains Indian Museum Collection del Buffalo Bill Museum, museo dedicato al famoso personaggio. Diverse le opzioni di ricerca: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;http://old.bbhc.org/collections/bbhc index_PIM.cfm?museum=PIM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Catalogo del Canadian Museum of Civilization, museo con una bellissima raccolta di manufatti, principalmente provenienti dall'area Nord del continente: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;http://collections.civilization.ca/public/pages/cmccpublic/emupublic/Query.php?lang=0&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;---------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Here above some links to the most important Native Americans museums&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SzQxK2AnGoQ/Tc5QhYZfjBI/AAAAAAAAAhg/DlG6CIIMQkQ/s1600/38-01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 235px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SzQxK2AnGoQ/Tc5QhYZfjBI/AAAAAAAAAhg/DlG6CIIMQkQ/s400/38-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606507120538127378" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-3090087610390766542?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/3090087610390766542/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/05/dove-vive-il-passato.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/3090087610390766542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/3090087610390766542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/05/dove-vive-il-passato.html' title='Dove Vive il Passato'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-10LfHUtMYms/Tc5MGiuARZI/AAAAAAAAAhY/-2scybILH3I/s72-c/bonnet.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-6633391458188724563</id><published>2011-05-07T12:15:00.010+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.816+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cavallo indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='artigianato indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='artigianato nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='amuleti indiani americani'/><title type='text'>A Song for the Horse Nation</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gMW3Ih3s_lA/TcUgzZ7yv0I/AAAAAAAAAhI/5_N4LSNoKRU/s1600/cappy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gMW3Ih3s_lA/TcUgzZ7yv0I/AAAAAAAAAhI/5_N4LSNoKRU/s320/cappy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603921378839543618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Set completo nello stile del Plateau -opera di Angela Swedberg-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Il nome del modello nella foto è Cappy&lt;/p&gt;La storia del rapporto fra i popoli Nativi ed il cavallo è una delle più grandi saghe nella storia del contatto fra uomo e mondo  animale. I Nativi avevano tradizionalmente rispettato gli animali come creature con cui condividere un destino comune. Quando gli Indiani americani incontrarono il cavallo, che qualche tribù definì "Horse Nation", essi trovarono un compagno completo, capace di ispirare ed essere utile in tempo di pace ed intrepido in tempo di guerra. Il cavallo trasformò la vita dei Nativi e divenne una parte centrale di molte delle culture tribali.     Durante l'800 l'abilità dei cavalieri Indiani divenne leggendaria e la sopravvivenza di molti popoli Nativi, specialmente nelle Pianure, dipendeva dal cavallo. I popoli Nativi resero omaggio al nuovo compagno incorporandolo nella loro vita spirituale e culturale e creando arte che onorava il suo coraggio e la sua grazia. I giorni di gloria della cultura del cavallo furono brillanti ma brevi, durando poco più di un secolo. Il legame fra Indiani americani ed la Horse Nation è rimasto però forte attraverso le generazioni.&lt;p align="center"&gt;--------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;The story of the relationship of Native peoples and horses is one of the great sagas of human contact with the animal world. Native peoples have traditionally regarded the animals in our lives as fellow creatures with which a common destiny is shared. When American Indians encountered horses—which some tribes call the Horse Nation—they found an ally, inspiring and useful in times of peace, and intrepid in times of war. Horses transformed Native life and became a central part of many tribal cultures.&lt;br /&gt;By the 1800s, American Indian horsemanship was legendary, and the survival of many Native peoples, especially on the Great Plains, depended on horses. Native peoples paid homage to horses by incorporating them into their cultural and spiritual lives, and by creating art that honored the bravery and grace of the horse.  The glory days of the horse culture were brilliant but brief, lasting just over a century. The bond between American Indians and the Horse Nation, however, has remained strong through the generations.&lt;p align="center"&gt;una mia Horse Medicine&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--TnoqnlNo74/TcWRSYsJhfI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/CTYrivrt7D0/s1600/horse%2Bmedicine3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--TnoqnlNo74/TcWRSYsJhfI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/CTYrivrt7D0/s400/horse%2Bmedicine3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604045056383747570" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-6633391458188724563?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/6633391458188724563/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/05/song-for-horse-nation.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/6633391458188724563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/6633391458188724563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/05/song-for-horse-nation.html' title='A Song for the Horse Nation'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gMW3Ih3s_lA/TcUgzZ7yv0I/AAAAAAAAAhI/5_N4LSNoKRU/s72-c/cappy.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-7830635328730203862</id><published>2011-04-26T21:48:00.008+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.847+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giacca pelle nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giacca indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abbigliamento indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giacca frange'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><title type='text'>500 Nazioni 500 stili</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qu2Urkw3kY/TbcoUBZkxKI/AAAAAAAAAgo/qaQZzDlWp6w/s1600/giacca2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qu2Urkw3kY/TbcoUBZkxKI/AAAAAAAAAgo/qaQZzDlWp6w/s320/giacca2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599988986096698530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dopo la colonizzazione l'abbigliamento dei Nativi americani cominciò a cambiare. Appena le tribù indiane furono cacciate dalle loro terre di appartenenza e costrette ad un più stretto contatto con altre tribù, ciascuna di esse iniziò a prendere reciprocamente in prestito gli abiti tribali delle altre, in tal modo frange, capi in pelle di daino, acconciature di piume, e coperte di lana diventarono popolari anche fuori dalle tribù in cui erano nati. D'altro canto, gli Indiani cominciarono ad adeguare alcuni capi di vestiario europeo al proprio stile, così capi in panno di lana furono decorati nello stile tipico dei Nativi americani. Questi vestiti non erano originari delle Americhe, ma dal 1800 sono diventati per chiunque li osserva il tipico abbigliamento indiano. Questi abiti post-coloniali comprendono giacche e camicie di perline, camicie decorate con nastri di seta, gonne e scialli di raso lavorati a patchwork fra i Seminole, maglioni di lana, applicazioni di nastri, abiti con pendenti in metallo, ed il famoso "Cherokee Tear dress". Oggi, la maggior parte dei Nativi americani indossano abiti contemporanei nella loro vita quotidiana, tuttavia l'abbigliamento tradizionale indiano esiste ancora. Alcuni abiti tradizionali, come quelli in pelle, in tessuto con nastri o i mocassini decorati, sono ancora usati in molte tribù, particolarmente per eventi formali. Altri, come il breechcloth, i gambali, i copricapi e gli scialli da ballo, sono indossati soltanto nei Powwows o in cerimonie religiose. In generale, gli Indiani americani usano la parola "Regalia"per l'abbigliamento tradizionale che viene utilizzato per le cerimonie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;---------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;After colonization, Native American clothes began to change. For one thing, as Indian tribes were driven from their ancient lands and forced into closer contact with each other, they began to borrow some of each other's tribal dress, so that fringed buckskin clothing, feather headdresses, and woven blankets became popular among Indians outside of the tribes in which they originated. For another, Indians began to adapt some articles of European costume to their own style, decorating cloth garments with characteristic Native American beadwork, embroidery, and designs. These clothes were not original to the Americas, but by the 1800's they were recognized by anyone viewing them as Indian apparel. Such post-colonial native dress includes beaded jackets and shirts, ribbon shirts, Seminole patchwork skirts, satin shawls, woolen sweaters, broad ribbon applique, jingle dresses, and the Cherokee tear dress. Today, most Native Americans wear contemporary American and Canadian clothes in their daily life; however, unique American Indian clothing styles still exist. Some traditional Indian garments, such as buckskins, ribbon dresses, and beaded moccasins, are still worn in many tribes, particularly to formal events. Others, such as breechcloth, leggings, headdress and dance shawl, are only worn at powwows and religious ceremonies. In general, American Indians use the word "regalia" for traditional clothing which is used for ceremonial occasions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Una giacca da me realizzata&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dpd-18uFhCA/TbcqJBe9ttI/AAAAAAAAAhA/sJkXmT8b7eo/s1600/giaccafw2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dpd-18uFhCA/TbcqJBe9ttI/AAAAAAAAAhA/sJkXmT8b7eo/s320/giaccafw2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599990996163999442" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UEqqCQT1Rwc/TbcqBMCc7JI/AAAAAAAAAg4/aucwZFCeqbs/s1600/giaccafw.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UEqqCQT1Rwc/TbcqBMCc7JI/AAAAAAAAAg4/aucwZFCeqbs/s320/giaccafw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599990861558246546" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-7830635328730203862?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/7830635328730203862/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/04/500-nazioni-500-stili.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/7830635328730203862'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/7830635328730203862'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/04/500-nazioni-500-stili.html' title='500 Nazioni 500 stili'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qu2Urkw3kY/TbcoUBZkxKI/AAAAAAAAAgo/qaQZzDlWp6w/s72-c/giacca2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-6530583663041343640</id><published>2011-04-17T19:35:00.009+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.799+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kiowa bag'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='strike a light bag'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tin cones bag'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='native americans bag'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beaded bag'/><title type='text'>Strike a Light - Colpire la Luce</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D0LpzMBLxBg/TasmOYG8hTI/AAAAAAAAAgY/m_v9R2Ww4qM/s1600/strike3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D0LpzMBLxBg/TasmOYG8hTI/AAAAAAAAAgY/m_v9R2Ww4qM/s320/strike3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596608990369580338" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Borsa "Strike a light" Kiowa&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; "All'inizio del 17 ° secolo nel nord della Virginia, ogni nativo americano maschio portava con se un astuccio di pelle al polso o una pelle di marmotta, che pendeva da una cintura, con dentro un minerale, una pietra, con la quale accendere rapidamente un fuoco" (Russell: 1980). "Già nel 1637, una borsa strike a light era sempre fissata ad una cintura così da avere sempre a portata di mano la possibilità di accendere un fuoco", "... e indossavano una cintura fabbricata da loro, legata ai fianchi, alla quale era fissata una borsa, in cui tenere gli strumenti necessari ad  accendere il fuoco in qualsiasi occasione "(Morton: 1964). "Piccole borse, di forma rettangolare, decorate con coni di latta o frange, sono state utilizzate per tutto il 1800 da parte dei Lakota, Apache, e altri gruppi per trasportare un acciarino, una pietra focaia, e spesso tessere annonarie" (Monture: 1993).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;-------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the onset of the 17th century in northern Virginia, every Native American man carried a mineral stone, in a leather case at his wrist or in a woodchuck skin which hung from a belt with which he could quickly start a fire (Russell: 1980). In 1637, a strike-a-light pouch was fastened to a belt so the ability to start a fire was always at hand: "and with a girdle of their making, bound round about their middles, to which girdle is fastned a bagg, in which his instruments be, with which hee can strike fire upon any occasion" (Morton: 1964). Beaded strike-a-light pouches, rectangular in shape, decorated with tinkling cones or fringe and having short flaps, were used through the 1800's by the Lakota, Apache, and other groups to carry a strike-a-light steel, a flint, matches and often ration coupons (Monture: 1993).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Una borsa Strike a Light da me realizzata&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;A Strike a Light bag I made&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AbGIt8kBZ3k/Tasml4YK_CI/AAAAAAAAAgg/_d0lwLTKg2A/s1600/strike-a-light2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AbGIt8kBZ3k/Tasml4YK_CI/AAAAAAAAAgg/_d0lwLTKg2A/s320/strike-a-light2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596609394168757282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-6530583663041343640?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/6530583663041343640/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/04/strike-light-colpire-la-luce.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/6530583663041343640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/6530583663041343640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/04/strike-light-colpire-la-luce.html' title='Strike a Light - Colpire la Luce'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D0LpzMBLxBg/TasmOYG8hTI/AAAAAAAAAgY/m_v9R2Ww4qM/s72-c/strike3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-5347793150218645929</id><published>2011-04-07T15:02:00.007+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.734+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bisonte'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shunka Sapa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sioux'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='aculei porcospino'/><title type='text'>La Fine del Mondo</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PlYHrzaIHII/TZ24p6p7p0I/AAAAAAAAAgI/quPoIEW_BG8/s1600/quilledshirt.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PlYHrzaIHII/TZ24p6p7p0I/AAAAAAAAAgI/quPoIEW_BG8/s320/quilledshirt.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592829342523303746" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Casacca da guerra decorata ad aculei - opera di Angela Swedberg&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Una leggenda Lakota&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;Da qualche parte in un posto dove la prateria e le Maka Sicha, le Badlands, si incontrano vi è una caverna nascosta.&lt;br /&gt;Perfino ora, con così tante autostrade, macchine e turisti, nessuno ha scoperto questa caverna. Lì vive una donna così vecchia che la sua faccia sembra un guscio di noce secco.&lt;br /&gt;E' vestita di pelle grezza, come la gente usava fare prima che arrivasse l'uomo bianco.&lt;br /&gt;E' rimasta seduta per migliaia di anni, o forse più, lavorando al decoro di una striscia di pelle per la sua coperta di pelle di Bisonte. Sta decorando la striscia con aculei di istrice, così come gli antenati facevano prima che i commercianti bianchi portassero le perline sul continente della tartaruga.&lt;br /&gt;Fermo dietro lei, leccandosi le zampe, osservandola per tutto il tempo è Shunka Sapa, un enorme cane nero.&lt;br /&gt;I suoi occhi non si staccano mai dalla vecchia donna, i cui denti sono ormai divenuti piatti, ridotti e consumati, dai tanti aculei schiacciati per cucirli.&lt;br /&gt;A pochi passi di distanza da dove la vecchissima donna lavora alla sua striscia per la coperta, avvampa un enorme fuoco. Lei lo accese un migliaio di anni fa, o anche più, e lo ha tenuto vivo sino ad ora. Sul fuoco è sospesa una grossa marmitta di terracotta, del tipo che alcune genti Indiane usavano costruire prima che l'uomo bianco arrivasse con le sue pentole di ferro. Dentro la marmitta, Wojapi sta bollendo e schiumando. La Wojapi è una minestra di bacche, buona, dolce e rossa. La minestra ribolle da tanto tempo, sin da quando il fuoco fu acceso. &lt;br /&gt;Come ha sempre fatto la vecchia donna, ogni tanto, lascia il suo lavoro per mescolare la minestra di bacche nell'enorme marmitta. E' così vecchia e debole che le occorre molto tempo anche per questa semplice cosa.&lt;br /&gt;Proprio quando lei è girata di spalle, Shunka Sapa, l'enorme cane nero, inizia a tirar via gli aculei dalla striscia per la coperta. Così il lavoro della vecchia donna non finirà mai e il suo ricamo con gli aculei resterà incompiuto.&lt;br /&gt;Le genti Sioux dicono che se la vecchia donna dovesse finire la sua striscia, allora,&lt;br /&gt;nell'esatto momento in cui cucirà l'ultimo aculeo di porcospino e completerà il suo disegno, proprio allora il mondo finirà.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;THE END OF THE WORLD&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Somewhere at a place where the prairie and the Maka Sicha, the Badlands, meet, there is a hidden cave. Not for a long, long time has anyone been able to find it. Even now, with so many highways, cars and tourists, no one has discovered this cave. In it lives a woman so old that her face looks like a shriveled-up walnut. She is dressed in rawhide, the way people used to before the white man came. She has been sitting there for a thousand years or more, working on a blanket strip for her buffalo robe. She is making the strip out of dyed porcupine quills, the way ancestors did before the white traders brought glass beads to this turtle continent. Resting beside her, licking his paws, watching her all the time is Shunka Sapa, a huge black dog. His eyes never wander from the old woman, whose teeth are worn flat, worn down to little stumps, she has used them to flatten so many porcupine quills. A few steps from where the old woman sits working on her blanket strip, a huge fire is kept going. She lit this fire a thousand or more years ago and has kept it alive ever since. Over the fire hangs a big earthen pot, the kind some Indian peoples used to make before the white man came with his kettles of iron. Inside the pot, wojapi is boiling and bubbling. Wojapi is a berry soup, good and sweet and red. That soup has been boiling in the pot for a long time, ever since the fire was lit.Every now and then the old woman gets up to stir the wojapi in the huge earthen pot. She is so old and feeble that it takes a while to get up and hobble over to the fire. The moment her back is turned, Shunka Sapa, the huge black dog starts pulling the porcupine quills out of her blanket strip. This way she never makes any progress, and her quillwork remains forever unfinished. The Sioux people used to say that if the old woman ever finishes her blanket strip, then at the very moment that she threads the last porcupine quill to complete the design, the world will come to an end.&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kcVib8aCN_M/TZ25CTC1vVI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/7fbcG3fUr_w/s1600/piuma2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 43px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kcVib8aCN_M/TZ25CTC1vVI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/7fbcG3fUr_w/s320/piuma2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592829761387085138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-5347793150218645929?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/5347793150218645929/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/04/la-fine-del-mondo.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5347793150218645929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5347793150218645929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/04/la-fine-del-mondo.html' title='La Fine del Mondo'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PlYHrzaIHII/TZ24p6p7p0I/AAAAAAAAAgI/quPoIEW_BG8/s72-c/quilledshirt.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-4411469379814702586</id><published>2011-03-12T11:16:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.664+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='teepe bags'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quilled'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='native americans bags'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indian bags'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beadwork native americans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pouch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tipi bag'/><title type='text'>Una borsa per ogni occasione</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ia4MTTtWL0k/TXtPtFAG51I/AAAAAAAAAfg/6KTxorJ49Lo/s1600/teepebag-crow-peabody2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ia4MTTtWL0k/TXtPtFAG51I/AAAAAAAAAfg/6KTxorJ49Lo/s320/teepebag-crow-peabody2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583143798911199058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Teepe bag Crow (?) -Peabody Museum-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;E' comune l'idea che il popolo Indiano abbia creato vari tipi di borse, sacchetti e contenitori, in pelle o altri materiali, quale aiuto durante i suoi spostamenti nomadici da un luogo ad un altro. In realtà, però, i vari tipi di borse erano altrettanto importanti sia fra le tribù dedite all'agricoltura, come i Cherokee e i Navajos, e sia fra le tribù delle pianure, che si muovevano seguendo i branchi di bisonti. Una borsa in pelle è più adatta per contenere alcuni tipi di oggetti di un vaso o un cesto, e i Nativi nord americani tendevano a dare grande importanza ad un buon assortimento di tali borse destinate al trasporto. Non solo le borse dei Nativi erano appositamente dimensionate e sagomate per contenere un singolo tipo di oggetto, ma erano spesso decorate a indicare in modo preciso ciò che vi era al loro interno. In generale si può dire che due furono gli stili fondamentali: borse morbide, fatte di pelli conciate (di solito pelle di daino o di alce), e parfleche, fatte di pelle non conciata. Attualmente alcuni artisti Indiani moderni mixano le due tradizioni attraverso la creazione di borse di pelle di daino conciata ma con l'aspetto di parfleche. Indipendentemente dal loro materiale, le borse dei Nativi americani erano spesso dipinte, lavorate per incisione o con l'aggiunta di aculei di porcospino e con i disegni caratteristici tribali dell'artigiano (di solito una donna) che l'aveva creata, questo in particolare se la borsa era stata progettata per contenere qualcosa di sacro, come un sacchetto della medicina o un sacchetto del tabacco, o era preparata per dei festeggiamenti, come il fidanzamento del figlio o della figlia. Negli ultimi secoli la specificità del design delle borse Indiane ha cominciato a cambiare, con lo sviluppo delle "Possibile bags", borse che potrebbero contenere qualunque cosa al proprio interno. Comunque ancora oggi, entrambi i tipi di borse sono realizzati e decorati da artisti provenienti da molte tribù diverse, e continuano ad essere una parte viva e pratica della vita nativa, molto più dei cesti o delle ceramiche (che sono generalmente considerati solo come opere d'arte). Dato la possibilità di un loro utilizzo nella vita di tutti i giorni, le borse Indiane sono ancora oggetti comunemente realizzati per il commercio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;--------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Much is often made of the idea that Indian people developed so many specialized bags, pouches, and other leather containers to assist them in their nomadic wanderings from place to place. In reality, though, Indian bag-making was just as prominent in highly settled agricultural tribes like the Cherokees and Navajos as it was among the Plains tribes who followed the buffalo herds. A leather bag is better suited for carrying certain objects than a pot or basket is, and native North Americans tended to place great importance on how well-matched a carrying case was to its contents. Not only were native bags specially sized and shaped to hold an individual type of object, they were often decorated to indicate precisely what belonged inside of them. There were two very basic styles of American Indian bags: soft pouches, made of tanned animal hides (usually deerskin or elkskin), and parfleche, made of stiff rawhide. Some modern Indian artists blur the two traditions by creating tanned buckskin purses with rawhide siding on the inside to give it the boxy parfleche look. Regardless of their material, Native American bags were often painted, beaded, or quilled with the characteristic tribal designs of the craftsperson (usually a woman) who made it--particularly if the bag was designed to hold something sacred, such as a medicine bag or tobacco bag, or was being made as regalia for a fiance, daughter or son. In recent centuries the great specificity of Indian bag design began to change, with the development of the catch-all "possible bag" that could be used to transport any of one's possessions. Today, both specific and possible bags are still being made and decorated by artists from many different tribes, and they continue to be a lively and practical part of native life, much more so than baskets or pottery (which are generally treated only as artwork these days). Since non-native women also like to carry a purse or handbag, Indian bags are commonly made as trade items today as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1TOeIj1U4c/TXtP8G-KtPI/AAAAAAAAAfo/4g7SenUTfAY/s1600/SDC11676.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1TOeIj1U4c/TXtP8G-KtPI/AAAAAAAAAfo/4g7SenUTfAY/s320/SDC11676.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583144057137968370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-4411469379814702586?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/4411469379814702586/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/03/una-borsa-per-ogni-occasione.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4411469379814702586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4411469379814702586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/03/una-borsa-per-ogni-occasione.html' title='Una borsa per ogni occasione'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ia4MTTtWL0k/TXtPtFAG51I/AAAAAAAAAfg/6KTxorJ49Lo/s72-c/teepebag-crow-peabody2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-7297791197670451544</id><published>2011-02-20T10:35:00.015+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.830+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='foderi nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coltelli Nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='native americans knive sheats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beaded knive sheats'/><title type='text'>Foderi d'arte</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xhK_yQyggYo/TWDqGEr0y5I/AAAAAAAAAeg/EIJbpsijsA0/s1600/crowcasegrimmeroch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xhK_yQyggYo/TWDqGEr0y5I/AAAAAAAAAeg/EIJbpsijsA0/s320/crowcasegrimmeroch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575713728742345618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Fodero Crow&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Una carrellata di foderi e coltelli Indiani, oggetti spesso molto elaborati di quell'arte.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;-----------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;A roundup of Indian knive sheats, artworks often very elaborated.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LMbzoDJJdaU/TWDp_zVlS1I/AAAAAAAAAeY/ClIfAG4Jlnc/s1600/blackfootcasegrimmeroch.com.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LMbzoDJJdaU/TWDp_zVlS1I/AAAAAAAAAeY/ClIfAG4Jlnc/s320/blackfootcasegrimmeroch.com.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575713621006437202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uqSIYwU28x0/TWDhZN_CmYI/AAAAAAAAAdg/CV8SgpSB-V4/s1600/Ojibwa-1880.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uqSIYwU28x0/TWDhZN_CmYI/AAAAAAAAAdg/CV8SgpSB-V4/s320/Ojibwa-1880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575704162051725698" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Fodero Ojibwa -1880-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IZIafqooB5M/TWDoIY42UNI/AAAAAAAAAeA/Tu2kQaswHJg/s1600/foderonezperce.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IZIafqooB5M/TWDoIY42UNI/AAAAAAAAAeA/Tu2kQaswHJg/s320/foderonezperce.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575711569502163154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Nez Percé&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6d-ljuSE9aY/TWDgzEcFlnI/AAAAAAAAAdY/hVJyjjVVQ6M/s1600/sheats.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6d-ljuSE9aY/TWDgzEcFlnI/AAAAAAAAAdY/hVJyjjVVQ6M/s320/sheats.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575703506654172786" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Alcuni miei lavori&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-7297791197670451544?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/7297791197670451544/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/02/foderi-per-coltello.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/7297791197670451544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/7297791197670451544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/02/foderi-per-coltello.html' title='Foderi d&apos;arte'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xhK_yQyggYo/TWDqGEr0y5I/AAAAAAAAAeg/EIJbpsijsA0/s72-c/crowcasegrimmeroch.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-5715745937975327063</id><published>2011-02-04T23:50:00.008+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.757+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='native american sheat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mocassini nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eagle feather'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='native americans necklaces'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coltelli Nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='amuleti nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='native americans bag'/><title type='text'>"Goot Trade"</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TUyDr_5PU8I/AAAAAAAAAcQ/ysWHSkXBt50/s1600/trade_albany.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TUyDr_5PU8I/AAAAAAAAAcQ/ysWHSkXBt50/s320/trade_albany.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569971631059588034" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Il commercio fra gli Indiani d'America era una attività molto importante. Con gli scambi si potevano ottenere beni che non era possibile trovare sulle proprie terre. Ogni popolo aveva i propri prodotti, che potevano essere alimenti, pelli lavorate o crude, capi di abbigliamento. Con l'arrivo dei bianchi e la costruzione dei primi avamposti (che furono all'inizio essenzialmente commerciali) questi commerci si moltiplicarono enormemente. "Goot Trade" era il modo in cui era pronunciata dai Nativi la frase "Good Trade", un "Buono Scambio".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;                                          ____________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trade between American Indians was a very important activity. With trade could be obtained goods which could not be found on their land. Every nation had its own products, which could be food, raw or processed hides, clothing. With the arrival of whites and the construction of the first outposts (which were essentially commercial at the beginning), these businesses increase enormously. "Goot Trade" was the way in which was pronounced by Natives the sentence "Good Trade", a "Good Exchange".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TUyEBYfUWpI/AAAAAAAAAcg/b6LndszRmGY/s1600/necklaces.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TUyEBYfUWpI/AAAAAAAAAcg/b6LndszRmGY/s320/necklaces.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569971998439004818" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-5715745937975327063?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/5715745937975327063/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/02/goot-trade.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5715745937975327063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5715745937975327063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/02/goot-trade.html' title='&quot;Goot Trade&quot;'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TUyDr_5PU8I/AAAAAAAAAcQ/ysWHSkXBt50/s72-c/trade_albany.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-1926974885341914236</id><published>2011-01-23T08:59:00.007+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.553+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gioielli nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fibbia argento'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cinture argento'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sandcast buckle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='silver buckle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='concho belt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='argento navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gioielli navajo'/><title type='text'>L'argento dei Navajo</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TTvmgvVkkmI/AAAAAAAAAbo/o5WJvGGw1xI/s1600/belt2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 123px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TTvmgvVkkmI/AAAAAAAAAbo/o5WJvGGw1xI/s320/belt2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565295214683525730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt; Cintura Navajo, metà del 1900&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;L'argento arrivò nel Sud-Ovest con mezzi diversi. Uno di essi furono gli ornamenti per cavalli provenienti dal Messico e dalla Spagna, a loro volta derivanti da quelli rinascimentali e medioevali. Anche gli Indiani delle Pianure - spesso vittime di raid di cavalli - ebbero un notevole influsso sulla metallurgia Navajo. Braccialetti di filo di rame, ottone o ferro sono stati tra i primi ornamenti di metallo indossati dagli indiani del Sud-Ovest. Molti di questi oggetti raggiunsero la regione nel 1700 grazie al commercio con gli indiani delle Pianure, che li avevano acquistati a loro volta dai commercianti di pellicce francesi. L'arrivo dell' argento nel Sud-Ovest coincise anche con un periodo di cambiamenti culturali molto importanti e sebbene non sia una forma d'arte indigena, l'argento divenne presto una parte notevole nella vita dei Navajo. Atsidi Sani (il vecchio Smith), è ritenuto il primo Navajo ad aver imparato l'arte della lavorazione dell'argento, apprendendola da un fabbro messicano già nel 1853. Sotto la guida di Atsidi Sani, i Navajo cominciarono a sperimentare con questo prezioso materiale. In quel periodo si era sviluppato un nuovo stile di vita: gli uomini, un tempo guerrieri, erano diventati pastori e, nel loro tempo libero, anche argentieri. Il cosiddetto periodo classico della oreficeria Navajo (1880-1900) fu un periodo molto prospero. Appresa l'arte, gli argentieri crearono pezzi esclusivamente per il proprio personale piacere. La situazione cambiò però nel 1900, quando la ferrovia portò i turisti a Santa Fe. Tale evento fece crescere la domanda di gioielli in argento ma si inizò a realizzarli in un peso più leggero, per mantenere relativamente bassi i prezzi. Indipendentemente dal fenomeno turistico comunque l'argento per i Navajo resta a tutt'oggi un simbolo di ricchezza e prestigio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;                                          ----------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  Silver arrived to the Southwest via several means. One was in horse gear from Mexico and Spain, derived in turn from Renaissance and medieval times. Plains Indians - often the victims of Navajo horse raids - also had an important influence on Navajo metallurgy. Wire bracelets of copper, brass, or iron were among the earliest metal ornaments worn by the Southwestern Indians. Many of them reached the region in the 1700s through trade with Plains Indians, who had acquired them from French fur traders. The advent of silver in the Southwest coincided with a crucial period of cultural change. Although not an indigenous art form, silver was soon an important part of Navajo life.&lt;br /&gt;Atsidi Sani (the Old Smith), the first Navajo credited with silversmithing, learned the craft from a Mexican smith as early as 1853. Under Atsidi Sani’s guidance, the Navajo began to experiment with silver. A new lifestyle evolved: warrior men became herders and, in their free time, silversmiths. The so-called Classic Period of Navajo silversmithing (1880-1900) was a prosperous time. The art mastered, silversmiths created pieces for their own joy. This changed in the early 1900s, when the Santa Fe railroad brought tourists and demand for light-weight silver jewelry. Regardless of the continuing tourist phenomenon, silver, for the Navajo, remains a symbol of wealth and prestige. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TTvnKxdZ_zI/AAAAAAAAAbw/XvBS353k1hE/s1600/navajo_silversmith.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TTvnKxdZ_zI/AAAAAAAAAbw/XvBS353k1hE/s320/navajo_silversmith.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565295936807763762" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alcuni passaggi nella realizzazione di una mia cintura. La fibbia è una antica originale Navajo, dono di una carissima amica e maestra.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;                                           -----------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some steps in the construction of a belt. The buckle is an original antique Navajo, a gift from a very dear friend and Teacher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TTvoem3G8SI/AAAAAAAAAb4/AepC6gOwBGw/s1600/DSCF0158.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TTvoem3G8SI/AAAAAAAAAb4/AepC6gOwBGw/s320/DSCF0158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565297377071788322" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TTvqTUGRzTI/AAAAAAAAAcA/cGQuqa0ryrI/s1600/navajo-belt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TTvqTUGRzTI/AAAAAAAAAcA/cGQuqa0ryrI/s320/navajo-belt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565299382079835442" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-1926974885341914236?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/1926974885341914236/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/01/largento-dei-navajo.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1926974885341914236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1926974885341914236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/01/largento-dei-navajo.html' title='L&apos;argento dei Navajo'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TTvmgvVkkmI/AAAAAAAAAbo/o5WJvGGw1xI/s72-c/belt2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-4688303456564093497</id><published>2011-01-08T23:44:00.009+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.686+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mocassini nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mocassini indiani america. mocassini pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='side seam moccasins'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beaded moccasins'/><title type='text'>Side Seam Moccasins</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TSjskS288bI/AAAAAAAAAag/8VUeYOGWc5Y/s1600/mocc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TSjskS288bI/AAAAAAAAAag/8VUeYOGWc5Y/s320/mocc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559953848270647730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mocassini conservati al Nez Percè Museum, c 1925&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Uno dei modelli più diffusi di mocassini era quello ricavato da un unico pezzo di pelle. Esso è definito in inglese "Side Seam" proprio perchè l'unica cucitura corre lungo il lato esterno per poi chiudere la parte al calcagno dello stesso.&lt;br /&gt;Erano mocassini molto usati nelle foreste e poi, forse dopo che i primi abitanti delle Woodlands raggiunsero quelle zone come scouts, anche dai Blackfoot, Nez Percè, Crows e nel Plateau in generale.&lt;br /&gt;Il mio lavoro non è ancora finito ma queste sono le varie foto che documentano l'avanzamento del progetto.&lt;br /&gt;Il mocassino originale da cui questo è ripreso apparteneva probabilmente alla "Tobacco Society" dei Crow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                        ----------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the most popular moccasins pattern was obtained from a single piece of hide. In English It's defined "Side Seam" 'cause the only seam runs along the outer side to close the heel part of it. The side seam moccasins were widely used in the Woodlands and then, maybe after the first inhabitants of those areas reached new territories as white mens scouts even by the Blackfoot, Nez Perce, Crows and Plateau in general. My work is not finished yet but these are several photos to document the progress of the project. The original moccasin from which this one is taken probably belonged to the Crow "Tobacco Society".&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TSjthKIXuPI/AAAAAAAAAao/eVrzsKRCi3I/s1600/fw2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TSjthKIXuPI/AAAAAAAAAao/eVrzsKRCi3I/s320/fw2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559954893899806962" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TSjt4Kveh-I/AAAAAAAAAaw/yL89baqLuU8/s1600/1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 130px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TSjt4Kveh-I/AAAAAAAAAaw/yL89baqLuU8/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559955289200822242" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TSjuL7gMzQI/AAAAAAAAAa4/lOOYRx5iOh0/s1600/4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TSjuL7gMzQI/AAAAAAAAAa4/lOOYRx5iOh0/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559955628707597570" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-4688303456564093497?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/4688303456564093497/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/01/side-seam-moccasins.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4688303456564093497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4688303456564093497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2011/01/side-seam-moccasins.html' title='Side Seam Moccasins'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TSjskS288bI/AAAAAAAAAag/8VUeYOGWc5Y/s72-c/mocc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-5895896092916347533</id><published>2010-12-11T22:15:00.010+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.780+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='native americans doll'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beaded doll'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crow doll'/><title type='text'>Bambole Crow</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TQPz8j5df8I/AAAAAAAAAZc/m67c4aMhZas/s1600/doll.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TQPz8j5df8I/AAAAAAAAAZc/m67c4aMhZas/s320/doll.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549547387604533186" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bambola Crow- metà del XX° sec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Come ogni altra cultura anche gli Indiani d' America avevano sviluppato un vasto numero di giochi ed oggetti ad essi collegati. Non poteva naturalmente mancare il gioco preferito da ogni bambina a qualsiasi latitudine: le bambole. Le bambole, realizzate in vari materiali e tecniche, riflettevano in genere l'abbigliamento tipico della Nazione di appartenenza. Molto ricercate sono le bambole Crow, dai ricchi e colorati costumi.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;---------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;As every culture also the American Indians had developed a vast number of games and objects to them connected. Naturally could not miss the game preferred by every little girl to any latitude: the doll. The dolls, realized in various materials and techniques, generally reflected the attire typical of the Nation of affiliation. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Very appreciated by the collectors are the Crow dolls, with rich and colored dress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Sotto alcune fasi della preparazione di una mia bambola nello stile Crow ancora da completare&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TQP65d7kTpI/AAAAAAAAAaE/7iaGwUJB8V8/s1600/dollfw.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TQP65d7kTpI/AAAAAAAAAaE/7iaGwUJB8V8/s320/dollfw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549555031044542098" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TQP7Hb0XDhI/AAAAAAAAAaM/f_EfZlEoKyg/s1600/front2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TQP7Hb0XDhI/AAAAAAAAAaM/f_EfZlEoKyg/s320/front2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549555270995611154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TQP7Tq2ArNI/AAAAAAAAAaU/KtgNoh4437k/s1600/back2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TQP7Tq2ArNI/AAAAAAAAAaU/KtgNoh4437k/s320/back2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549555481187495122" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-5895896092916347533?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/5895896092916347533/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/12/bambole-crow.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5895896092916347533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5895896092916347533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/12/bambole-crow.html' title='Bambole Crow'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TQPz8j5df8I/AAAAAAAAAZc/m67c4aMhZas/s72-c/doll.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-5021141419913026306</id><published>2010-11-28T23:28:00.008+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.724+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medicine bundle. sacchetto medicinina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rock medicine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='amuleti nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><title type='text'>Bacoritse – le rocce medicina</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TPLiNK9DmgI/AAAAAAAAAZE/3ez0qJtMQZw/s1600/rock_medicine_0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 279px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TPLiNK9DmgI/AAAAAAAAAZE/3ez0qJtMQZw/s320/rock_medicine_0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544742807153121794" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Rock medicine nello stile Crow&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;opera di Angela Swedberg&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fra i Nativi Americani esistevano diversi diti di "sacchetti" o involucri della medicina (medicine bundle), ed ogni nazione ne aveva di particolari. Come osserva Anna Maria Paoluzzi in una sua analisi sull'argomento:"Quelli che contengono rocce magiche sono forse i “medicine bundles” più diffusi tra i Crow; ad alcune di queste rocce veniva attribuito un potere sacro tale da porle sullo stesso livello, o a livello superiore, dei “medicine bundles” usati nella Danza del Sole. Il termine Apsaalooke "Bacoritse", roccia sacra o roccia magica viene in genere attribuito a tutte le rocce di forma particolare, in particolare ai fossili; il carattere sacro della roccia rimane comunque, anche se la roccia non presenta alcun potere magico. Quando un Crow si imbatte in una bacoritse, le rivolge una preghiera, invocando per sé fortuna, salute e felicità. Può anche raccoglierla, sperando in questo caso che la roccia stessa gli appaia in sogno. Se ciò capita, la roccia diventa “magica” e ne viene fatto un “medicine bundle”. In caso contrario, la roccia rimane comunque sacra, ma non le viene attribuito alcun potere particolare. Le visioni legate alle bacoritse possono presentarsi anche in forma umana: la persona apparsa è la personificazione della roccia stessa, oppure l’essere sovrannaturale si presenta reggendo in mano la bacoritse. Nella visione vengono rivelati anche altri dettagli: l’ubicazione esatta della roccia, il suo sesso, il rituale che ne deve accompagnare la scoperta , i suoi poteri e i tabù che il suo scopritore dovrà osservare per assicurarsene la maa’xpé. Al termine della visione, ci si dovrà immediatamente mettere alla ricerca della roccia, che verrà riconosciuta dal suo odore di sweet grass (nome botanico: Hierochloe odorata, ma rifiuto di usare l’orrida traduzione “avena odorata”) e osha (nome botanico:Ligusticum porteri). Le bacoritse possono essere di sesso maschile o femminile. Quelle femminili sono a forma d’uovo, oppure gastroliti o ammoniti fossili; le maschili sono sezioni fossili di baculiti, le rocce in cui si possono scorgere crepe che formano visi umani, o più genericamente le rocce a punta. Secondo gli Apsaalooke, se queste rocce vengono lasciate indisturbate, si accoppieranno e produrranno rocce più piccole, anche queste dotate di maa’xpé, il cui potere sarà proporzionale a quello già posseduto dalle rocce genitrici e che potrà eventualmente essere accresciuto dai successi del loro possessore. Le rocce “figlie” ereditano dai genitori anche i tabù ad esse connessi.Le bacoritse vengono ereditate dal figlio o dalla figlia più anziana del loro possessore; se questi non ha figli, l’involto con le rocce magiche viene passato al parente più prossimo con una cerimonia particolare e lo scambio di quattro doni. Se una donna sposata ha una visione che le attribuisce il possesso di una bacoritse, questa viene data al marito".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Il testo completo della analisi di Anna Maria Paoluzzi può essere consultato a questo indirizzo:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;http://win.farwest.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3778&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Among the Native Americans there were different types of "medicine bags" or medicines bundles, and every nation had one of it. &lt;br /&gt;As Anna Maria Paoluzzi observes in her analysis on the matter: "Those that contain magic rocks are perhaps the "medicines bundles" more diffused among the Crow; to some of these rocks such a sacred power was attributed to put them on the same level, or to superior level, of the "medicines bundles" used in the Dance of the Sun.  The Apsaalooke (Crow) term "Bacoritse", sacred rock or magic rock,  is generally attributed to all the rocks with a particular form, particularly to the fossils; the sacred character of the rock remains however, even if the rock doesn't introduce some magic power. When a Crow comes upon a Bacoritse, it turns her a prayer, invoking for itself fortune, health and happiness. He can also pick up it, hoping in this case that the same rock appears him in dream.  If this happens, the rock becomes "magic" and is done from there a "medicines bundle." In contrary case, the rock is sacred however, but it's not attributed to it any particular power. The tied up visions to the bacoritses can also present in human form: the appeared person is the personification of the same rock or the being supernatural. In the vision other details are also revealed: the exact location of the rock, his/her sex, the ritual that must accompany the discovery, his/her powers and the taboos that his/her discoverer must observe for assuring him of it the maa'xpé of it. At the end of the vision, it will immediately owe to search the rock, that will be recognized by his/her odor of sweet grass (botanical name: Smelled Hierochloe ) and osha (botanical name:Ligusticum porteri) &lt;br /&gt;The bacoritses can be of masculine or female sex. Those female are to form of egg or gastroliti or fossils admonished; the masculine ones are sections fossils of baculiti, the rocks in which cracks can be perceived that form human faces, or more generically the rocks to point.&lt;br /&gt;According to the Apsaalookes, if these rocks are left unmolested, they will join him and they will produce smaller rocks, also these endowed with maa'xpé, whose to be able will be proportional to that already possessed by the rocks parents and that can eventually have increased from the successes of their holder. The rocks "daughters" they also inherit from their parents the taboos to them connected. &lt;br /&gt;The bacoritses are inherited from children or from the most elderly daughter of their holders; if these doesn't have children, the bundle with the magic rocks has passed to the next relative with a particular ceremony and exchanges with four gifts. If a married woman has a vision that attributes her the possession of a bacoritse, this is given to her husband".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The complete text of the analysis by Anna Maria Paoluzzi can be consulted to this address:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;http://win.farwest.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3778&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Una "roccia della medicina" in forma d'orso da me realizzata&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TPLkW_tOdgI/AAAAAAAAAZM/jszgVj6bhbk/s1600/medicine-rock.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TPLkW_tOdgI/AAAAAAAAAZM/jszgVj6bhbk/s320/medicine-rock.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544745174955881986" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TPLkl76fjBI/AAAAAAAAAZU/WUekb39n3Ns/s1600/medicine-rock-side.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TPLkl76fjBI/AAAAAAAAAZU/WUekb39n3Ns/s320/medicine-rock-side.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544745431635823634" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-5021141419913026306?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/5021141419913026306/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/11/bacoritse-le-rocce-medicina.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5021141419913026306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5021141419913026306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/11/bacoritse-le-rocce-medicina.html' title='Bacoritse – le rocce medicina'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TPLiNK9DmgI/AAAAAAAAAZE/3ez0qJtMQZw/s72-c/rock_medicine_0.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-2804466203195181126</id><published>2010-11-06T21:46:00.007+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:14:19.591+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medicina nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='concia indiana'/><title type='text'>La concia Indiana</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TNXMu1aCyWI/AAAAAAAAAYs/dyJrtcFy7IA/s1600/paintedrobe2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TNXMu1aCyWI/AAAAAAAAAYs/dyJrtcFy7IA/s320/paintedrobe2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536556421904255330" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Gli Indiani d'America preparavano le pelli da usare con una tecnica di concia molto particolare, probabilmente unica al mondo. La pelle infatti, dopo essere stata pulita dai residui di carne e depilata era immersa in una mistura ottenuta facendo bollire in acqua il cervello dello stesso animale. Dopo aver assorbito la mistura per un tempo variabile la stessa veniva poi strizzata, per eliminare i residui rimasti, e lavorata su un telaio in modo da spezzare le fibre. Il risultato era, ed è, una pelle dalle qualità eccezionali, estremamente morbida ma anche resistente e perfettamente lavabile in acqua con qualche accorgimento.&lt;br /&gt;Sulla frontiera girava il detto per cui qualunque animale avesse abbastanza cervello per conciare la propria pelle... tranne l'uomo.&lt;br /&gt;                                                                &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;______________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The North American Indians prepared the hides to be used with a particular tanning technique. Cleaned the hide from the residues of meat and depilated it the same was absorbed in a mixture gotten by boiling in water the brain of the animal. After having absorbed once the mixture the same one were then squeeze, to eliminate the remained residues, and worked on a loom to break the fibers. The result was, and it is, a hide with exceptional qualities, extremely soft but also resistant and perfectly washable in water with some shrewdness.&lt;br /&gt;On the frontier it turned the motto for which whatever animal had enough brain to tan his own hide... except the man.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Sotto: una mia borsa realizzata con pelle di cervo &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;dalla coda bianca conciata al cervello&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TNXOuf9oiyI/AAAAAAAAAY0/xqYSklqLkYM/s1600/pouch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TNXOuf9oiyI/AAAAAAAAAY0/xqYSklqLkYM/s320/pouch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536558615171205922" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TNXPNVnduZI/AAAAAAAAAY8/eCsC2rrRkEo/s1600/pouch2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TNXPNVnduZI/AAAAAAAAAY8/eCsC2rrRkEo/s320/pouch2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536559144969812370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-2804466203195181126?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/2804466203195181126/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/11/la-concia-indiana.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2804466203195181126'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2804466203195181126'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/11/la-concia-indiana.html' title='La concia Indiana'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TNXMu1aCyWI/AAAAAAAAAYs/dyJrtcFy7IA/s72-c/paintedrobe2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-1186654668314548283</id><published>2010-10-24T21:09:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.315+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><title type='text'>Umbilical cord holder</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TMSHQ9Jl7fI/AAAAAAAAAYc/ltLCwjH8DL4/s1600/umbilicals_p.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TMSHQ9Jl7fI/AAAAAAAAAYc/ltLCwjH8DL4/s320/umbilicals_p.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531694967680265714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ho avuto modo di parlare di questi particolari amuleti destinati a contenere il cordone ombelicale del nuovo nato già diverse volte. Questo ha la particolarità di essere decorato su entrambi i lati ma con motivi diversi. L'ispirazione viene dall'area del Plateau ma il motivo originale è di Angela Swedberg, grande artista su molti medium, il cui sito potete trovare fra i link di questa pagina.&lt;br /&gt;                                           __________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have already spoken of these particular amulets destined to contain the umbilical cord of the new one born. This has the particularity to be decorated on both the sides but with different motives. The inspiration comes from the area of the Plateau but the original motive it's of Angela Swedberg, great artist on many medium, whose site you can find among the links of this page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TMSHf9uOzaI/AAAAAAAAAYk/mge6mSjGCmw/s1600/umbilical4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TMSHf9uOzaI/AAAAAAAAAYk/mge6mSjGCmw/s320/umbilical4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531695225531977122" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-1186654668314548283?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/1186654668314548283/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/10/umbilical-cord-holder.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1186654668314548283'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1186654668314548283'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/10/umbilical-cord-holder.html' title='Umbilical cord holder'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TMSHQ9Jl7fI/AAAAAAAAAYc/ltLCwjH8DL4/s72-c/umbilicals_p.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-465481458010912495</id><published>2010-10-04T15:30:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.449+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bisonte'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bladder bag'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borsa nativi americani'/><title type='text'>Bladder Bag</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TKnZOqZ_TxI/AAAAAAAAAXw/sytiwjtWIck/s1600/bladder-bag-mia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TKnZOqZ_TxI/AAAAAAAAAXw/sytiwjtWIck/s320/bladder-bag-mia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524185263871315730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ed ecco la bladder bag finita. La parte superiore è in pelle decorata a perline con varie tecniche, foderata all'interno con panno rosso. La parte inferiore è ricavata dalla vescica di un giovane bisonte che mi è stata donata, a cui ho aggiunto una rosetta. Come dice la canzone alla fine: "All we need is just a little patience".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;-------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;And this is the completed bladder bag. The upper part is made with hide decorated with various techniques and lined inside with red cloth. The lower part is drawn by the bladder of a young bison that has been given to me, to which I have added a "Bull's eye". As the song say at the end: "All we need is just a little patience."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TKoXBK3hmbI/AAAAAAAAAX4/wBhx77r-x3U/s1600/bladder-bag-mia-sotto.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 177px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TKoXBK3hmbI/AAAAAAAAAX4/wBhx77r-x3U/s320/bladder-bag-mia-sotto.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524253201787886002" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-465481458010912495?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/465481458010912495/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/10/bladder-bag.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/465481458010912495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/465481458010912495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/10/bladder-bag.html' title='Bladder Bag'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TKnZOqZ_TxI/AAAAAAAAAXw/sytiwjtWIck/s72-c/bladder-bag-mia.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-4098165071377341060</id><published>2010-09-25T23:06:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.435+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bisonte'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse medicina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bladder bag'/><title type='text'>L'arte della pazienza</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TJ5rnjhfCrI/AAAAAAAAAXg/RKVBjcoiYX8/s1600/bladderbagbig2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TJ5rnjhfCrI/AAAAAAAAAXg/RKVBjcoiYX8/s320/bladderbagbig2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520968520497564338" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Sopra: Borsa Crow (1860-1880) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Come ho avuto modo di dire il decoro a perline è un arte che richiede pazienza. Occorre mantenere una certa concentrazione durante il lavoro e saper attendere del tempo per vedere il proprio risultato. Ma è anche un modo per seguire ritmi che ormai non esistono più. Potersi concentrare sul processo di creazione, come mi è stato spiegato, è altrettanto importante della creazione stessa. Queste nella foto a seguire sono le varie parti di una mia borsa ancora da finire. E' realizzata con pelle, panno di lana rosso e con perline in misura 12/0 e 14/0 di inizio 900. Quella che assemblata sarà la parte inferiore è ricavata dalla vescica di un giovane bisonte.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;                                     ____________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;As I have said the beadwork is a kind of art that needs patience.&lt;br /&gt;It's necessary to maintain a certain concentration and to know how to attend some time to see the finally result.&lt;br /&gt;But it's also a way to follow rhythms that don't exist anymore. To be able to assemble in the process of creation, as it has been explained me, it's important as the same creation. This on the next picture is one not still  ended purse of mine.&lt;br /&gt;It's realized with hide, red cloth inside and beads in size 12/0 and 14/0 of the beginning of '900.&lt;br /&gt;The piece that assembled will be the lower part of the pouch is drawn by the bladder of a young bison.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TJ5ud6xuFRI/AAAAAAAAAXo/WBIb0bKCQd0/s1600/bladder-bag-mia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 293px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TJ5ud6xuFRI/AAAAAAAAAXo/WBIb0bKCQd0/s320/bladder-bag-mia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520971653475865874" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-4098165071377341060?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/4098165071377341060/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/09/larte-della-pazienza.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4098165071377341060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4098165071377341060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/09/larte-della-pazienza.html' title='L&apos;arte della pazienza'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TJ5rnjhfCrI/AAAAAAAAAXg/RKVBjcoiYX8/s72-c/bladderbagbig2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-538867332734779433</id><published>2010-09-02T21:55:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.488+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beadwork native americans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='plateau beadwork'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bag native american'/><title type='text'>Roll on Columbia, Roll on</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TIABN67em3I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/W4ZYU3CkbI8/s1600/bag2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TIABN67em3I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/W4ZYU3CkbI8/s320/bag2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512407282570140530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Come qualcuno molto più bravo di me ha detto il decoro a perline non è la forma d'arte più veloce al mondo.&lt;br /&gt;A seconda della complessità del motivo (e della personale abilità) possono essere necessarie molte ore prima di vedere un lavoro finito.&lt;br /&gt;La fase di realizzazione però, per chi è appassionato,  può essere  un momento di relax, una specie di "meditazione". Ecco allora un mio lavoro in fase di realizzazione. &lt;br /&gt; L'originale, visibile nella prima foto, è una "Flat Bag" della zona del Plateau risalente al 1860.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Essa è stata riprodotta per un progetto museale dalla maggiore artista ed esperta del settore:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;http://angelaswedberg.blogspot.com/2010/07/ca-1860s-plateau-bag-replica.html&lt;br /&gt;L'artigianato, ed il gusto delle donne del Columbia River erano ricchi e complessi ed alcune di loro, nel XX sec., raggiunsero fama nazionale.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Questa ricchezza si è mantenuta fino ad oggi.&lt;br /&gt;Il mio vorrebbe essere un omaggio a quelle donne ed artiste.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;--------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;As someone better than me has told beadwork is not the fast art in the world.&lt;br /&gt;According to the complexity of the pattern (and the personal ability) there is need of a lot of hours until the final result. However the making, to who is impassioned, can be a moment of relax, a sort of "meditation". Here is a mine job partially finished.&lt;br /&gt;The original one, in the first photo, was a 1860's "Flat Bag" of the Plateau area.&lt;br /&gt;it has been reproduced for a museum project by the greatest area artist: &lt;br /&gt;http://angelaswedberg.blogspot.com/2010/07/ca-1860s-plateau-bag-replica.html&lt;br /&gt;The craftsmanship and the taste of the women of Columbia River were rich and complexes and some of them, in the XX century, were renowned at national level. &lt;br /&gt;This wealth is maintained still today.&lt;br /&gt;Mine would want to be a homage to those women and artists.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TIAGhT5pCUI/AAAAAAAAAXY/SqAFqRaKD5U/s1600/plateau-bag-mia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TIAGhT5pCUI/AAAAAAAAAXY/SqAFqRaKD5U/s320/plateau-bag-mia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512413113248975170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-538867332734779433?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/538867332734779433/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/09/roll-on-columbia-roll-on.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/538867332734779433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/538867332734779433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/09/roll-on-columbia-roll-on.html' title='Roll on Columbia, Roll on'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TIABN67em3I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/W4ZYU3CkbI8/s72-c/bag2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-2789655541979690000</id><published>2010-08-31T13:57:00.007+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.405+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='caccia bisonte'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='archi nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bisonte'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><title type='text'>Hotóamé'éhne - Appare il Bisonte</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/THzvCz85miI/AAAAAAAAAW4/AMfZO7TDeAI/s1600/Harry-Schaare-Buffalo-Runners-1150x752.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/THzvCz85miI/AAAAAAAAAW4/AMfZO7TDeAI/s320/Harry-Schaare-Buffalo-Runners-1150x752.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511542875579062818" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il bisonte rappresentò per gli Indiani d'America una fonte insostituibile per soddisfare tutti i bisogni della vita quotidiana.&lt;br /&gt;Recenti studi rilevano come gli stessi nativi, in epoche remote ed in modo continuativo, avessero favorito l'aumento del numero di questi animali mediante l'utilizzo controllato del fuoco nelle Grandi Pianure, al fine di creare nuovi pascoli per le mandrie. Al momento dello sbarco di Colombo, secondo calcoli accreditati, in Nordamerica vivevano 35 milioni di bisonti. Alla fine dell'800 ne erano rimaste poche centinaia di capi. Benjamin Capps nel suo "The Indians" (New york, 1973) elenca ottantotto oggetti diversi fatti dagli Indiani con le parti del bisonte.&lt;br /&gt;Questo è un loro possibile breve elenco:&lt;br /&gt;1) Cervello - concia delle pelli&lt;br /&gt;2) Teschio- cerimonie, sun dance, preghiere&lt;br /&gt;3) Corna - tazze, contenitori per il fuoco o per la polvere da sparo, copricapi, giochi&lt;br /&gt;4) Lingua- il taglio più prelibato di carne&lt;br /&gt;5) Barba- ornamento per accessori o armi&lt;br /&gt;6) Pelle cruda- contenitori, abbigliamento, copricapi, scudi, sacche della medicina, suole per mocassini, sonagli, tamburi, corde, selle, foderi, piccole imbarcazioni (bull boats) custodie per lance, maschere per i cavalli,borse per pallottole, cinture&lt;br /&gt;7) Pelle- mocassini, contenitori, abbigliamento, copricapi, mantelli per l'inverno, casacche, leggins, cinture, abiti femminili, faretre, coperture per il tipi, foderi per pistole, bambole&lt;br /&gt;8) Zoccoli e zampe- colla, sonagli&lt;br /&gt;9) Carne- (ogni parte era mangiata), pemmicam (carne essicata per l'inverno), jerky, le interiora (fegato) erano mangiate immediatamente all'atto dell'uccisione dell'animale&lt;br /&gt;9) Stomaco- contenitore per il trasporto dell'acqua e per cucinare&lt;br /&gt;10) Scroto- sonagli&lt;br /&gt;11) Vescica- borse per gli aculei, borse femminili&lt;br /&gt;12) Intestino- guaina impermeabilizzante per flauti, tazze etc.&lt;br /&gt;13) Pelle delle zampe- mocassini, stivali invernali, borse a sacca&lt;br /&gt;14) Escrementi- combustibile &lt;br /&gt;15) Coda- uso nei riti, scacciamosche, decorazione delle logge&lt;br /&gt;16) Ossa- cotelli, punte di freccia, struttura per la sella, clubs (mazze da guerra) aghi, pennelli, giochi&lt;br /&gt;17) Tendini- usati negli archi, come filo per cucire, colla etc.&lt;br /&gt;18) Pelo- copricapi, imbottitura per le selle e per i cuscini, palle della medicina&lt;br /&gt;19) Intero animale- totem, simbolo del clan, il bisonte bianco (albino) era ritenuto sacro quello adulto dal pelo giallastro era raro e di molto valore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;sotto: set di zoccoli e vescica di un bisonte&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;dono della mia Aissksinimatstohki&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;(Insegnante o "Una che conosce le cose" in Blackfeet) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/THzvv2-2vGI/AAAAAAAAAXA/SC3gisnfw7o/s1600/bladder-hooves.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/THzvv2-2vGI/AAAAAAAAAXA/SC3gisnfw7o/s320/bladder-hooves.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511543649486683234" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-2789655541979690000?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/2789655541979690000/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/08/hotoameehne-appare-il-bisonte.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2789655541979690000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2789655541979690000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/08/hotoameehne-appare-il-bisonte.html' title='Hotóamé&apos;éhne - Appare il Bisonte'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/THzvCz85miI/AAAAAAAAAW4/AMfZO7TDeAI/s72-c/Harry-Schaare-Buffalo-Runners-1150x752.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-1400904914283504256</id><published>2010-08-19T22:46:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.329+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><title type='text'>Il Lago degli Spiriti Perduti</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TG2YmbwByvI/AAAAAAAAAWI/CtxuBuba0KA/s1600/elk2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TG2YmbwByvI/AAAAAAAAAWI/CtxuBuba0KA/s320/elk2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507225705395636978" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sopra: borsa con alce- zona del Plateau&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;UNA LEGGENDA WASCO &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Nei giorni del Grande Padre vicino al Monte Hood viveva un guerriero di nome Plain Feather. Il suo Spirito Protettore era un grosso alce. L'alce insegnò al guerriero a cacciare così bene che egli divenne il migliore nella sua tribù. Ma sempre il suo Spirito Protettore gli ripeteva: "non cacciare mai più di quello che puoi usare per i tuoi bisogni. Solo così ci sarà abbastanza cibo per tutti". Plain Feather obbediva al suo Spirito. Gli altri guerrieri lo prendevano in giro perchè non voleva tirare con l'arco solo per divertimento ma egli obbediva al suo Spirito.&lt;br /&gt;Smart Crow, uno degli anziani della tribù, pensò malvagiamente di far disobbedire il guerriero alle parole del suo Spirito. Smart Crow dichiarò di aver avuto una visione e che il Grande Spirito gli aveva detto che l'inverno sarebbe stato lungo e freddo. "Uccidete quanti più animali possibili" disse Smart Crow ai guerrieri "dobbiamo conservare la  carne per l'inverno". Plain Feather non voleva disobbedire ma alla fine credette a Smart Crow. Per primi uccise cervi ed orsi e alla fine trovò cinque bande di alci. Li uccise tutti tranne uno che fuggì via ferito. Attraverso le foreste e su per le montagne seguì le tracce dell'alce e alla fine lo raggiunse in un piccolo lago. Allora sentì chiaramente l'animale dirgli "Perchè mi hai disobbedito?" "Tutto intorno a te ci sono gli spiriti degli animali che hai ucciso". "Io non sarò più il tuo Spirito Protettore. Tu mi hai disobbedito e hai tradito la mia amicizia". Ferito nel corpo e nella mente Plain Feather tornò al villaggio. "Io sono malato" disse "Ho perso il mio Spirito Protettore, il Grande Alce. Lui è nel lago degli spiriti perduti". Quindi si girò su un fianco e morì. Da allora gli Indiani chiamano quel lago "Il Lago degli Spiriti Perduti". Dentro vi sono gli spiriti di migliaia di morti. Sulla sua superfice, come un monumento a loro, si riflette il Monte Hood.&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/THliA4337dI/AAAAAAAAAWg/yfqXZrJIxto/s1600/mthood.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/THliA4337dI/AAAAAAAAAWg/yfqXZrJIxto/s320/mthood.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510543386470772178" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;sotto: un mio amuleto in forma d'alce&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;realizzato in cuoio crudo, colla animale e pigmenti minerali&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TG2aDafdaVI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/cCkyQI8BJ5U/s1600/elk-original.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TG2aDafdaVI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/cCkyQI8BJ5U/s320/elk-original.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507227302785542482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-1400904914283504256?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/1400904914283504256/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/08/il-lago-degli-spiriti-perduti.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1400904914283504256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1400904914283504256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/08/il-lago-degli-spiriti-perduti.html' title='Il Lago degli Spiriti Perduti'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TG2YmbwByvI/AAAAAAAAAWI/CtxuBuba0KA/s72-c/elk2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-1701541860748862128</id><published>2010-08-07T11:30:00.006+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.346+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='simboli indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='amuleti nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tartaruga'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='animali totemici'/><title type='text'>Nonna Tartaruga</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TF0oQSLrI9I/AAAAAAAAAUw/djWvLyKMWHw/s1600/turtle3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TF0oQSLrI9I/AAAAAAAAAUw/djWvLyKMWHw/s320/turtle3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502598579940434898" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Sopra: amuleto per il cordone ombelicale Sioux&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fra le Prime Nazioni la tartaruga era considerata un simbolo di forza, perseveranza e fertilità. Era tale il rilievo ad essa riconosciuto che il suo simbolo era parte del linguaggio dei segni usato per comunicare fra tribù diverse. Nelle Grandi Pianure il segno della tartaruga era un augurio di lunga vita. Ma la tartaruga era anche il simbolo della verità e conoscere la verità voleva dire capire e restare fedele alle leggi fondamentali del Creatore. Era anche credenza che la "Nonna Tartaruga", l'antenata ancestrale di tutte le tartarughe, fosse presente quando il Creatore diede agli uomini le sette leggi sacre. "Nonna Tartaruga" era lì per garantire che le sacre leggi non sarebbero state dimenticate. Le placche sul dorso della tartaruga  sono 13. Esse indicavano le 13 lune che compongono una singola rivoluzione della terra attorno al sole, testimoniando la verità del dettato del Creatore e delle sue leggi. Sul dorso ci sono anche 28 segni. Essi rappresentavano il corpo femminile e i suoi ritmi legati al ciclo lunare. L'intero guscio dell'animale serviva a ricordare agli uomini i piani del Creatore ed il loro realizzarsi nella realtà.&lt;br /&gt;Per ogni nuova nascita nelle Pianure era uso  comune di realizzare degli amuleti in forma di animali totemici per il bambino. Dato il significato che era riconosciuto alla tartaruga molti di questi amuleti avevano la forma dell'animale. Essi erano decorati con perline, aculei di porscopino etc. ed appesi alla culla del piccolo. All'interno dell'amuleto era conservato il cordone ombelicale essicato del nuovo arrivato.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Un mio amuleto in forma di tartaruga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TF0o4cNQ5zI/AAAAAAAAAU4/KoJJSxiIAFU/s1600/turtlesat.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TF0o4cNQ5zI/AAAAAAAAAU4/KoJJSxiIAFU/s320/turtlesat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502599269826225970" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-1701541860748862128?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/1701541860748862128/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/08/nonna-tartaruga.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1701541860748862128'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/1701541860748862128'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/08/nonna-tartaruga.html' title='Nonna Tartaruga'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TF0oQSLrI9I/AAAAAAAAAUw/djWvLyKMWHw/s72-c/turtle3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-5955745620585933429</id><published>2010-07-29T22:08:00.008+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.526+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><title type='text'>Scudi da guerra</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TFHiAYTUwXI/AAAAAAAAAT8/-CYkNlFHjec/s1600/crowshieldberlin.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TFHiAYTUwXI/AAAAAAAAAT8/-CYkNlFHjec/s320/crowshieldberlin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499425116147466610" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Sopra: scudo Crow conservato a Berlino&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lo scudo da guerra non era tanto una protezione fisica per il suo portatore quanto una protezione per il suo spirito. il guerriero che voleva realizzarne uno sceglieva una pelle grezza che doveva essere larga almeno due volte lo scudo da costruire. Facendosi aiutare da amici scavava una buca circolare per terra dentro la quale accendeva un fuoco basso e fissava, grazie a dei pioli, la pelle sopra l'apertura dello scavo. Si sfregava poi la stessa con colla animale e, per l'effetto del calore, essa iniziava a restringersi. Grazie all'aiuto dei compagni il bravo spostava, mano a mano, i pioli posizionandoli in modo adeguato alla nuova larghezza assunta. Ad ogni spostamento dei pioli la pelle era nuovamente impregnata con colla animale. Queste operazioni erano ripetute fino a quando la pelle non raggiungeva le dimensioni volute. A quel punto la si toglieva dai pioli, la si rifilava per eliminare i buchi lasciati degli stessi e le eventuali imperfezioni e si iniziava il procedimento di decorazione. La pelle trattata in questo modo diveniva sufficientemente dura da resistere ai colpi delle freccie, rimanendo, nello stesso tempo, abbastanza leggera per portarla in battaglia.&lt;br /&gt;Questa tecnica è descritta, puntigliosamente dal pittore ed esploratore Catlin nelle sue "Letters".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt; il dipinto originale di Catlin, conservato al ANMH, che raffigura l'operazione e la relativa cerimonia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TFHiQ6mRoRI/AAAAAAAAAUE/iXVAD0YvvSA/s1600/catlin.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TFHiQ6mRoRI/AAAAAAAAAUE/iXVAD0YvvSA/s320/catlin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499425400231665938" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Oltre a quelli da guerra esiste una tipologia di scudi definita "da danza". Sono scudi più leggeri non destinati a riparare il loro proprietario ma ad essere usati solo nelle cerimonie.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Vari esempi di disegni su scudi Cheyenne&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;secondo un trattato di etnologia.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Rappresentano le varie tipologie di spiriti che governano il mondo sotterraneo, quello terrestre e quello celeste&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TFHkUTM_wxI/AAAAAAAAAUU/yPwaqrlZQPg/s1600/scudi-cheyenne.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TFHkUTM_wxI/AAAAAAAAAUU/yPwaqrlZQPg/s320/scudi-cheyenne.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499427657399386898" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;un mio scudo nello stile Cheyenne.E' realizzato in pelle grezza e dipinto con pigmenti minerali mischiati a colla animale&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TFHlAOgSbtI/AAAAAAAAAUk/G725myhEOWI/s1600/scudo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TFHlAOgSbtI/AAAAAAAAAUk/G725myhEOWI/s320/scudo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499428412052369106" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-5955745620585933429?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/5955745620585933429/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/scudi-da-guerra.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5955745620585933429'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5955745620585933429'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/scudi-da-guerra.html' title='Scudi da guerra'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TFHiAYTUwXI/AAAAAAAAAT8/-CYkNlFHjec/s72-c/crowshieldberlin.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-15263841454231962</id><published>2010-07-26T12:52:00.007+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.338+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coltello nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='foderi nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pugnali nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='foderi coltelli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><title type='text'>"Code di Castoro"</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TE1sdFL1XWI/AAAAAAAAATk/tNCze1_dO_Q/s1600/dagger.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 75px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TE1sdFL1XWI/AAAAAAAAATk/tNCze1_dO_Q/s400/dagger.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498169966953061730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Sopra: fodero per coltello a "coda di castoro" Blackfeet- 1880&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Durante i primi periodi di scambi fra gli Europei ed i popoli delle coste del Nord Est, su cui sorgevano i nuovi insediamenti duraturi (New York e Manhattan ad esempio), gli oggetti maggiormente barattati erano quelli destinati ad un utilizzo quotidiano. Aghi e filo per cucire vestiti, coltelli per la caccia, coperte per ripararsi dai rigori del tempo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Praticamente ogni Indiano portava con sè almeno un coltello da usare per mangiare, pulire le pelli o cacciare. Con l'intensificarsi degli scambi i coltelli divennero più di uno e si fecero più sofisticati nelle forme.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uno in particolare era definito a "Coda di Castoro" ed ebbe ampia diffusione fra i popoli delle Pianure Settentrionali. Erano coltelli spesso realizzati in Inghilterra (ed in Scozia in particolare) con una forma della lama a "daga" e manici ornati.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Sotto: la replica odierna di un coltello a "Coda di castoro"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TE1wYQdLwTI/AAAAAAAAATs/KP0HX8Crp6Q/s1600/beaver.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TE1wYQdLwTI/AAAAAAAAATs/KP0HX8Crp6Q/s320/beaver.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498174282125787442" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Fra i Blackfeet (o Piedineri) si diffusse l'uso di realizzare foderi specifici per questi particolari coltelli, foderi con una forma inusuale, credo derivata da quelli tradizionalmente realizzati da quel popolo con cortecce. Tali foderi erano definiti in inglese "Dagger sheaths". L'effetto finale di questa tradizione fu quello di manufatti riccamente ornati ora battuti nelle aste di antiquariato a prezzi altissimi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Sotto: un mio "Dagger sheath" nello stile Blackfoot&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TE1w-UQgdiI/AAAAAAAAAT0/YZ9HEIkAQxU/s1600/dagger-sheat-mio.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TE1w-UQgdiI/AAAAAAAAAT0/YZ9HEIkAQxU/s320/dagger-sheat-mio.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498174935981389346" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-15263841454231962?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/15263841454231962/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/code-di-castoro.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/15263841454231962'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/15263841454231962'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/code-di-castoro.html' title='&quot;Code di Castoro&quot;'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TE1sdFL1XWI/AAAAAAAAATk/tNCze1_dO_Q/s72-c/dagger.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-6522677553989965398</id><published>2010-07-25T21:57:00.007+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.534+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse medicina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medicina nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='amuleti nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sacchetto medicina'/><title type='text'>"Buona Medicina"</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TEyfQN06RGI/AAAAAAAAATM/RLeFhQ041tg/s1600/medicine.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TEyfQN06RGI/AAAAAAAAATM/RLeFhQ041tg/s400/medicine.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497944346050839650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Borsa della medicina Mi'kmaq&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;ricavata dalla zampa di un orso&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;L'usanza di costruirsi e portare con sè una piccola borsa o un fagotto dove conservare amuleti personali era diffusa su tutto il territorio Nord Americano. Questi oggetti erano realizzati nei più disparati pellami (pelli di lontra, di cervo o anche di uccelli) e la scelta del tipo era determinata dalla "visione" che il suo artefice aveva avuto. Se nella sua esperienza mistica il guerriero aveva visto una gazza allora quella era la pelle che doveva usare per il suo sacchetto della medicina. Il contenuto invece era il più vario. Si trattava comunque sempre di oggetti o vegetali che avevano avuto un posto di rilievo nella visione avuta e che si riteneva avrebbero protetto chi li portava indosso.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Esistono nei musei alcune di queste borse della medicina con ancora il loro contenuto ma sono oggetti abbastanza rari da trovare sul mercato dell'antiquariato.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Il motivo è abbastanza semplice: la fede nella potenza dell'oggetto era tale che il suo proprietario non se ne sarebbe mai disfatto volontariamente. Basti dire che, nelle Pianure, un guerriero che avesse perso il proprio sacchetto (per esempio in battaglia) non poteva assolutamente realizzarne un altro. L'unico modo per essere ancora protetti da una "Buona medicina" era quello di sottrarre in una spedizione l'amuleto di un guerriero nemico.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anche quando i missionari completarono la loro opera di evangelizzazione gli Indiani convertiti, pur accettando di non portare più indosso il proprio sacchetto, si rifiutavano categoricamente di darlo o venderlo a chicchessia e sceglievano invece sempre di seppellirlo in un posto conosciuto solo da loro.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;un mio sacchetto delle medicina&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TEyf01HYlTI/AAAAAAAAATU/ujo7CiS6Qdk/s1600/medicine+necklace2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TEyf01HYlTI/AAAAAAAAATU/ujo7CiS6Qdk/s400/medicine+necklace2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497944975072597298" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-6522677553989965398?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/6522677553989965398/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/buona-medicina.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/6522677553989965398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/6522677553989965398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/buona-medicina.html' title='&quot;Buona Medicina&quot;'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TEyfQN06RGI/AAAAAAAAATM/RLeFhQ041tg/s72-c/medicine.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-5677335510569190322</id><published>2010-07-23T21:57:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.496+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gioielli nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='orecchini nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='orecchini indiani americani'/><title type='text'>Di là dalle montagne</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TEn4BrK0ySI/AAAAAAAAASk/msPwodM1-6w/s1600/earrings2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TEn4BrK0ySI/AAAAAAAAASk/msPwodM1-6w/s400/earrings2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497197527834085666" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Sopra: un magnifico abito femminile proveniente dalla zona del Plateau&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;insieme ad un ricco paio di orecchini di dentalium&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Negli scambi commerciali fra le tribù che vivevano nella zona delle Grandi Pianure e tribù che abitavano la zona Nord Occidentale degli Stati uniti uno dei beni considerato come di maggior valore era la conchiglia del Dentalium. Il Dentalium è un mollusco che vive nelle acque costiere dell'Oceano Pacifico. Per la sua forma, che ben si prestava ad essere usata come elemento di decoro dell'abbigliamento o a creare ornamenti, questa specie di mollusco fu oggetto di serrati scambi sin da epoca protostorica, scambi durante i quali gli abitanti delle Pianure erano disposti a "pagare" prezzi altissimi per poche di queste conchiglie. Molti degli abitanti delle Pianure non avevano mai attraversato la catena delle Montagne Rocciose nè mai visto il mare. Parlando quindi della zona di origine di tali ornamenti si limitavano a dire che essi venivano "Di là dalle montagne" . Il valore di baratto di una manciata di dentalia all'inizio dell'800 era fissato in un buon cavallo ed ancora intorno al 1880 un commerciante, che aveva acquistato un vestito femminile Indiano interamente ricoperto di tali cochiglie, ricavò dalla vendita di metà delle stesse (che aveva provveduto a scucire dall'indumento) la somma astronomica per l'epoca di 4.000 dollari.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;un mio paio di orecchini realizzato con divisori di pelle cruda&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;abalone e conchiglie di dentalium&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TEn4k7QnnFI/AAAAAAAAASs/a6quyeMcMR4/s1600/dentalia1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TEn4k7QnnFI/AAAAAAAAASs/a6quyeMcMR4/s400/dentalia1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497198133448776786" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-5677335510569190322?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/5677335510569190322/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/di-la-dalle-montagne.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5677335510569190322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5677335510569190322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/di-la-dalle-montagne.html' title='Di là dalle montagne'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TEn4BrK0ySI/AAAAAAAAASk/msPwodM1-6w/s72-c/earrings2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-964865341501685035</id><published>2010-07-04T20:43:00.007+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.613+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse medicina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='amuleti nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><title type='text'>Le piste dell'arte</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TDDmkTpMGiI/AAAAAAAAASQ/oRJDbttCL6k/s1600/quivernezperce.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TDDmkTpMGiI/AAAAAAAAASQ/oRJDbttCL6k/s400/quivernezperce.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490141457187346978" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Faretra e fodero per arco Nez Percè riccamente decorati&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;con i motivi geometrici tradizionali&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nel loro studio ormai classico sui decori a perline dal titolo "Crow Indian Beadwork" gli autori, W. Wildschut e J. C. Ewers, notavano i frequenti rapporti di scambio culturale avvenuti fra la Nazione Crow (o meglio Apsaaloke nella loro lingua) ed i popoli che abitavano le zone del Plateau, nel Nord est degli USA. Questi scambi erano prima di tutto commerciali, i prodotti raccolti sulla costa o coltivati sull'altopiano viaggiavano per migliaia di chilometri per raggiungere le Pianure dove sarebbero stati scambiati con pelli di bisonte, cavalli etc. Tutto questo cammino si traduceva poi in una influenza reciproca sui motivi e colori che erano riportati sui prodotti dell'artigianato. Caratteristica comune era l'uso di una vasta tavolozza di colori che andava dall'azzurro molto chiaro (usato spesso come sfondo) per passare al verde ed al blu scuro trasparenti, al giallo e così via. Un altro elemento comune ai due popoli era quello di ricreare, con l'uso del ricamo a perline, i disegni e gli elementi che componevano i decori anticamente dipinti sulle "Parfleche" (contenitori in pelle grezza) di cui avevo già detto. E così una serie di triangoli, spesso l'uno dentro l'altro, di fasce dove il colore procedeva in strisce diagonali andavano a comporre i ricchi manufatti di questi abili artigiani.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Un mio sacchetto della medicina nello stile del Plateau. L'originale da cui ho preso spunto è realizzato dalla famosa artista Angela Swedberg. Alcuni dei suoi lavori sul tema sono visibili a questo indirizzo: http://angelaswedberg.blogspot.com/2009/05/good-medicine.html&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TDDqPtV21fI/AAAAAAAAASY/SSWIjhM9Idg/s1600/pouchplateau.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TDDqPtV21fI/AAAAAAAAASY/SSWIjhM9Idg/s400/pouchplateau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490145501354841586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-964865341501685035?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/964865341501685035/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/le-piste-dellarte.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/964865341501685035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/964865341501685035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/le-piste-dellarte.html' title='Le piste dell&apos;arte'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TDDmkTpMGiI/AAAAAAAAASQ/oRJDbttCL6k/s72-c/quivernezperce.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-2308475397309253425</id><published>2010-07-02T21:30:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.375+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abbigliamento nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giacca nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giacca pelle'/><title type='text'>Giacche in pelle</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TC4-sLYUDbI/AAAAAAAAARw/wbTFi74NkD4/s1600/1365.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TC4-sLYUDbI/AAAAAAAAARw/wbTFi74NkD4/s400/1365.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489393924501147058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Giacca Athabaskan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;L'uso di decorare a perline, o con altre tecniche, si estese con il tempo anche a quei capi di abbigliamento propri dei bianchi. Soprattutto nei territori del Nord, dove il clima pungente richiedeva l'uso di indumenti più pesanti, si diffuse l'utilizzo di giacche (o cappotti) tagliate sulle uniformi degli eserciti Inglesi o Francesi lì stanziati. La materia prima usata era però la pelle, di cervo o di altri animali, conciata alla maniera indiana. Da questo incontro fra gli stili di due culture così diverse nacquero così capi di abbigliamento di particolare bellezza.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sotto una giacca in pelle scamosciata su cui ho realizzato una semplice fascia a perline lungo le cuciture frontali e posteriori.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TC5BvkwPtOI/AAAAAAAAASA/Rd08vUlzW-o/s1600/1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TC5BvkwPtOI/AAAAAAAAASA/Rd08vUlzW-o/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489397281386902754" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TC5CDqqh6GI/AAAAAAAAASI/xuN3vykhnXg/s1600/2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TC5CDqqh6GI/AAAAAAAAASI/xuN3vykhnXg/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489397626570926178" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-2308475397309253425?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/2308475397309253425/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/giacche-in-pelle.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2308475397309253425'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2308475397309253425'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/07/giacche-in-pelle.html' title='Giacche in pelle'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TC4-sLYUDbI/AAAAAAAAARw/wbTFi74NkD4/s72-c/1365.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-7977159744149488409</id><published>2010-06-26T22:07:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.590+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><title type='text'>Il Sogno dell'Alce</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCZfZot5OwI/AAAAAAAAARo/QQf4tx3QPj0/s1600/necklacelewisclarkpeabody.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCZfZot5OwI/AAAAAAAAARo/QQf4tx3QPj0/s400/necklacelewisclarkpeabody.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487178090028808962" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Amuleto in forma d'alce conservato al Peabody Museum&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;nella collezione "Lewis e Clark expedition"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;(1804-1806)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;L'alce, per le sue caratteristiche fisiche e per le sue abitudini, era considerato dai Nativi un animale legato al potere curativo ed a quello dell'amore e della passione.&lt;br /&gt;Un "Elk dreamer", il Sognatore dell'Alce, era una persona che aveva visto nella sua personale visione l'alce e per ciò stesso aveva ricevuto il potere della sua medicina. Costui era particolarmente favorito nella ricerca di erbe mediche ed era in grado di procurare guarigioni. Se qualcuno aveva bisogno di un erba particolare per risolvere i propri problemi doveva consultare l'Elk Dreamer il quale poteva indicare quale fosse l'erba da usare e dove fosse possibile trovarla. &lt;br /&gt;Proprio per il doppio potere nascente dalla visione l'Elk Dreamer era anche consultato per i problemi di cuore, dato che la sua medicina riguardava anche la passione ed il desiderio. L'alce toro era, naturalmente, il suo animale totemico.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Un mio necklace con l'effige dell'alce&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;il pendente è tagliato da un pezzo di pelle grezza dipinta con pigmenti e colla animale&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Le perle in legno della collana e le perline centrali sono di inizio '900&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCZedjMt3zI/AAAAAAAAARg/ayOrOc6UaNs/s1600/alce.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCZedjMt3zI/AAAAAAAAARg/ayOrOc6UaNs/s400/alce.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487177057755324210" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-7977159744149488409?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/7977159744149488409/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/06/il-sogno-dellalce.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/7977159744149488409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/7977159744149488409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/06/il-sogno-dellalce.html' title='Il Sogno dell&apos;Alce'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCZfZot5OwI/AAAAAAAAARo/QQf4tx3QPj0/s72-c/necklacelewisclarkpeabody.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-6822066374440224327</id><published>2010-06-23T14:16:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.559+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abbigliamento indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='telaio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='amuleti indiani americani'/><title type='text'>Tessitura al telaio</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCH_w6AutaI/AAAAAAAAAQY/F1RwaJAF6O0/s1600/1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 324px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCH_w6AutaI/AAAAAAAAAQY/F1RwaJAF6O0/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485947036785096098" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Sopra: disegno di un telaio Ojibwa secondo Frances Densmore&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Una delle tecniche tradizionali per la realizzazione di manufatti decorati con perline era quella che prevedeva l'uso di un telaio. Nelle sue forme più semplici (ed antiche) il telaio poteva essere un semplice ramo curvato ad arco a cui legare i fili oppure assumere la forma di una "cornice" realizzata con quattro rametti la cui lunghezza maggiore doveva essere di poco superiore a quella del pezzo da realizzare. Esistono poi dei telai prodotti commercialmente per questo scopo che semplificano notevolmente il lavoro, ma questi esulano dagli argomenti di cui voglio qui parlare. Per realizzare un rudimentale telaio per delle bande tessute a perline basta semplicemente inchiodare quattro assicelle di circa 3 cm di larghezza in modo da formare un rettangolo di circa 35 cm x 25. Stesso risultato si può avere usando una vecchia cornice di legno di quelle per le foto.  Su ogni lato più corto del telaio, sulla parte superiore, occorre poi fissare tanti chiodini quante sono i fili dell'ordito che si andrà a tessere, aggiungendone uno in più per ogni lato. In pratica se si vuole  fare ad esempio un bracciale, in cui per ogni fila orizzontale dovranno stare 10 perline, occorrerà fissare 12 piccoli chiodi. Si prende quindi un rocchetto di filo resistente, da impuntura o simile, e si fissa un capo al primo chiodo sulla sinistra, procedendo a stenderlo fino all'estremità opposta del telaio. Si risale poi continuando così fino alla fine. Occorre che i fili siano ben tesi. Ci si può anche aiutare con del nastro adesivo per fissare i fili saldamente sulle assicelle. Questo lavoro sarà l'ordito della tessitura.  Preparato l'ordito si riempie l'ago con 50/70 cm circa dello stesso filo e lo si lega al primo filo esterno dell'ordito, detto cimosa, in alto. Si infilano tante perline quante ne devono stare nella prima riga del disegno si spingono fino al capo annodato alla cimosa e si sistemano correttamente negli spazi fra i fili, filo e perline stanno sopra l'ordito. Fatto questo ago e filo vanno passati sotto l'ordito e infilati dentro la stessa fila di perline. Si continua così fino alla fine inserendo perline dei giusti colori secondo il disegno che si intende realizzare. Nel disegno si vede il metodo di tessitura dall'alto e frontalmente&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCH_9FaW9aI/AAAAAAAAAQg/246m2UjjTP0/s1600/2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCH_9FaW9aI/AAAAAAAAAQg/246m2UjjTP0/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485947246003811746" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;queste sono invece due bande da me preparate al telaio per essere poi cucite su una giacca in pelle&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCIAO8N6CFI/AAAAAAAAAQo/dKdj768E2UE/s1600/3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCIAO8N6CFI/AAAAAAAAAQo/dKdj768E2UE/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485947552773310546" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-6822066374440224327?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/6822066374440224327/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/06/tessitura-al-telaio.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/6822066374440224327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/6822066374440224327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/06/tessitura-al-telaio.html' title='Tessitura al telaio'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TCH_w6AutaI/AAAAAAAAAQY/F1RwaJAF6O0/s72-c/1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-5706057980749816050</id><published>2010-06-20T10:41:00.009+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.504+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='foderi coltelli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cuoio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><title type='text'>Fare un fodero nello stile dei Nativi americani</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TB3Z5BDyA4I/AAAAAAAAAPw/sH1X3OP0glE/s1600/crowcase2grimmeroch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TB3Z5BDyA4I/AAAAAAAAAPw/sH1X3OP0glE/s400/crowcase2grimmeroch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484779494767199106" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Sopra: un fodero Crow, ultimo quarto dell'800&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Come è ovvio che sia i foderi per coltelli realizzati dai Nativi americani potevano essere divisi in due grandi tipologie. Da un lato vi erano oggetti finemente decorati, ricchi di perline, frange e di tutto ciò che poteva renderli simboli dello status del loro proprietario (o proprietaria). All'estremità opposta si trovavano i foderi (ma anche altri manufatti) di pura utilità, nei quali la funzione di protezione della lama del coltello era l'unica ragion d'essere dell'oggetto. La pelle conciata alla maniera Indiana ( o quella scamosciata in genere) mal si presta a contenere una lama. Durante il suo uso è possibile che il filo o la punta del coltello consumino la pelle stessa. Per questo motivo i foderi destinati ad un uso quotidiano erano realizzati in pelle grezza, materiale molto resistente ma, nel contempo, poco propenso a lasciarsi decorare con l'utilizzo di un ago. E' per questo motivo che si iniziarono a realizzare dei foderi che univano la resistenza della pelle grezza alla possibilità del decoro a perline dato dalla pelle conciata. Il fodero era così in realtà doppio: l'anima interna, in resistente cuoio, conteneva la lama senza usurarsi mentre la parte esterna, in pelle conciata, poteva essere decorata e frangiata secondo il proprio gusto. Nella foto a seguire è possibile vedere un mio fodero (già mostrato in precedenza) insieme ad una immagine dello stesso ancora "aperto". Come si nota l'interno contiene un altro fodero, stavolta in cuoio, che assicura massima resistenza all'insieme. Nella stessa immagine si può notare anche, accanto al passante intagliato a forma di "V", una piccola striscia di pelle bianca. L'uso di questa striscia è un accorgimento ulteriore, usato dagli artigiani, per proteggere dal filo della lama la cucitura laterale del fodero.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TB3ahNZGcgI/AAAAAAAAAQA/iQpUf-WA1Yw/s1600/crowsheatnew.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TB3ahNZGcgI/AAAAAAAAAQA/iQpUf-WA1Yw/s400/crowsheatnew.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484780185272611330" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TB3bHzaVkaI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/IwsIKx57a3I/s1600/crowsheathinternoch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TB3bHzaVkaI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/IwsIKx57a3I/s400/crowsheathinternoch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484780848313373090" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-5706057980749816050?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/5706057980749816050/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/06/fare-un-fodero-nello-stile-dei-nativi.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5706057980749816050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/5706057980749816050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/06/fare-un-fodero-nello-stile-dei-nativi.html' title='Fare un fodero nello stile dei Nativi americani'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TB3Z5BDyA4I/AAAAAAAAAPw/sH1X3OP0glE/s72-c/crowcase2grimmeroch.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-2709342761100581439</id><published>2010-06-13T02:30:00.007+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.395+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cavallo indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abbigliamento indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gioelli indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='collane indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='amuleti indiani americani'/><title type='text'>La Nazione del cavallo</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TBQpy4hfysI/AAAAAAAAAPI/1RX56ZHqa14/s1600/horseplateau.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TBQpy4hfysI/AAAAAAAAAPI/1RX56ZHqa14/s400/horseplateau.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482052600559815362" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quando il cavallo si diffuse su larga scala in America, nel 1700, l'effetto fu immediato e drammatico. Le tribù poterono spostarsi più velocemente e cacciare il bisonte con molta più facilità. Le comunità ottennero il tempo necessario per sviluppare le loro arti e le loro filosofie. Il cavallo non ingrandì semplicemente il raggio di azione delle tribù delle Grandi Pianure, ma divenne esso stesso parte integrante di molte di quelle culture. Per questo motivo il cavallo venne celebrato nelle più svariate forme da quelle Nazioni. Per lui si preparavano maschere, ornamenti con migliaia di perline, era raffigurato in bastoni cerimoniali ed in amuleti da portare al collo, per avere sempre con se una parte di quello che era considerato il grande potere di quell'animale.&lt;br /&gt;Il necklace a seguire è in uno stile storicamente diffuso fra Sioux, Cheyenne ed altri popoli delle Pianure.&lt;br /&gt;Le stringhe che fanno da collana sono composte da due strisce di pelle di daino per ogni lato, lasciate in acqua, attorcigliate su loro stesse e poi fatte asciugare.&lt;br /&gt;Il cavallo che fa da medaglione centrale è ricavato da un unico pezzo di pelle grezza. La pelle è stata dipinta con pigmenti minerali e colla animale. Al "medaglione" sono legati, con tendine animale, un sacchetto in daino, ricamato a perline e riempito con salvia e altre erbe, ed un anello di cuoio avvolto da perline. Pendono poi delle stringhe di perline chiuse da tre tin cones, sagomate a mano, e ciuffi di capelli.&lt;br /&gt;La lunghezza totale del necklace è di circa 50 cm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TBQqUYYg1hI/AAAAAAAAAPY/H4AFht_Zqec/s1600/horsemio.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TBQqUYYg1hI/AAAAAAAAAPY/H4AFht_Zqec/s400/horsemio.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482053176047752722" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-2709342761100581439?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/2709342761100581439/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/06/la-nazione-del-cavallo.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2709342761100581439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2709342761100581439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/06/la-nazione-del-cavallo.html' title='La Nazione del cavallo'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TBQpy4hfysI/AAAAAAAAAPI/1RX56ZHqa14/s72-c/horseplateau.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-7676701690301843737</id><published>2010-06-06T22:04:00.007+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.580+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cintura'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><title type='text'>Borse da cintura</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TAwBi7EMVkI/AAAAAAAAAOo/fA-gb-zuha8/s1600/rationpouch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TAwBi7EMVkI/AAAAAAAAAOo/fA-gb-zuha8/s400/rationpouch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479756546085508674" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come per ogni popolo, il vantaggio di avere gli oggetti di pronto utilizzo subito sotto mano era chiaro anche alle Prime Nazioni del Nord America. Da qui i molti modelli di borse da portare appese alla cintura dove poter riporre munizioni, documenti o quant'altro doveva essere portato con se. &lt;br /&gt;In particolare, durante il periodo della riserva, alle tribù lì confinate il Governo americano garantiva un determinata quantità di cibo ed altri beni di prima necessità per ciascuna persona. Come avvenuto anche qui in Europa, la razione dovuta era calcolata sulla base di un apposito documento personale sul quale erano segnati, dettagliatamente, i beni dovuti al suo possessore. Gli agenti governativi per le riserve raccomandavano quindi ai singoli di tenere in grande considerazione il documento, dato che da esso sarebbe dipesa l'effettiva fornitura di beni, alimentari e non. Ecco che per conservare questa sorta di tessere nacquero le "Ration Pouch", piccole borse da tenere appese alla cintura da dove il documento poteva essere prontamente estratto e esibito.&lt;br /&gt;Come per tutto l'artigianato di questi popoli ogni Nazione aveva la propria preferenza sia per le forme che per i decori scelti, e questo permette spesso di determinare esattamente la provenienza dei singoli pezzi arrivati fino a noi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Una mia borsa da cintura con motivi floreali.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TAwEJFzOh8I/AAAAAAAAAOw/VXnYGHsXAWs/s1600/pouch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TAwEJFzOh8I/AAAAAAAAAOw/VXnYGHsXAWs/s400/pouch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479759400825423810" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TAwFE7-3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPA/kR1lloyt0rs/s1600/beltpouch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TAwFE7-3RpI/AAAAAAAAAPA/kR1lloyt0rs/s400/beltpouch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479760428982027922" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-7676701690301843737?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/7676701690301843737/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/06/borse-da-cintura.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/7676701690301843737'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/7676701690301843737'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/06/borse-da-cintura.html' title='Borse da cintura'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/TAwBi7EMVkI/AAAAAAAAAOo/fA-gb-zuha8/s72-c/rationpouch.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-2535344978798763865</id><published>2010-05-08T22:29:00.011+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.385+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mohicani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='uroni'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cuoio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='caccia'/><title type='text'>Borse da caccia</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S-XQeeKZikI/AAAAAAAAAOc/QWIhvzoAMGw/s1600/delawarefw.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S-XQeeKZikI/AAAAAAAAAOc/QWIhvzoAMGw/s400/delawarefw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469006544422668866" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pur prediligendo personalmente i manufatti provenienti dalle Pianure e dal Plateau è da ammettersi come i popoli che abitavano le Woodlands avessero sviluppato uno stile loro ben preciso unito ad una elevata complessità nella sua realizzazione. Popoli quali gli Huron, i Delaware, gli Irochesi e la lega delle cinque Nazioni in generale, affinarono un artigianato estremamente complesso, spesso basato sulla tecnica del ricamo con gli aculei del porcospino, dove però ogni singolo lavoro era riccamente eseguito e dove i motivi di ispirazione floreale erano accompagnati da linee curve che sembrano inseguirsi l'un l'altra.&lt;br /&gt;Lo stile di questi antichi pezzi è spesso influenzato dai tessuti e dai ricami dei coloni con cui per primi questi popoli vennero in contatto. Ho già raccontato di come alcune donne Ojibwa si recassero regolarmente nella chiesa della loro missione e vi rimanessero a lungo quasi tutti i giorni, nella meraviglia delle suore lì residenti. Il mistero fu chiarito quando le buone sorelle scoprirono che le donne della tribù si intrattenevano in chiesa per... ricopiare i ricami dei paramenti sacri, in modo da poterli poi riprodurre sui propri lavori. Da questa commistione vennero fuori manufatti molto elaborati, dove gli stilemi dell'arte sacra cristiana si mischiavano con il gusto dei popoli delle "Terre delle Foreste". La stessa pelle usata per i lavori era diversa da quella comune nelle Pianure, in quanto quasi sempre di colore scuro, perchè tinta con il mallo di noce. Uno degli oggetti su cui tale arte si esercitava era la "borsa da caccia". Erano borse in pelle destinate a contenere le munizioni necessarie e la selvaggina presa durante le battute di caccia appunto. Sembra che l'ispirazione per un tale tipo di borse sia venuta ai Nativi osservando le bandoliere portate dagli eserciti, inglesi e francesi, con i quali vennero in contatto. Seppur nate come strumento d'utilità questo tipo di borse a tracolla finirono per divenire oggetti sempre più elaborati e quasi identificativi di quelle culture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Una mia borsa da caccia nello stile delle Woodlands&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S-XK6jQtKnI/AAAAAAAAAOM/5gc9mnGVEzQ/s1600/3fw.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S-XK6jQtKnI/AAAAAAAAAOM/5gc9mnGVEzQ/s400/3fw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469000429757868658" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-2535344978798763865?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/2535344978798763865/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/05/borse-da-caccia.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2535344978798763865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2535344978798763865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/05/borse-da-caccia.html' title='Borse da caccia'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S-XQeeKZikI/AAAAAAAAAOc/QWIhvzoAMGw/s72-c/delawarefw.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-7482558499216930416</id><published>2010-04-25T00:00:00.009+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.572+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coltelli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani'/><title type='text'>FLAP SHEATH</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S9Nr-yW6bEI/AAAAAAAAAN0/WKiVFQeEAOg/s1600/1sheath%2Bpc%2Bsh.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S9Nr-yW6bEI/AAAAAAAAAN0/WKiVFQeEAOg/s400/1sheath%2Bpc%2Bsh.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463829499344481346" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Con il termine "Flap sheath"  era definito un tipo particolare di fodero per coltello dotato di una chiusura completa in prossimità della sua parte superiore. Il coltello entrava cioè interamente nel fodero e la chiusura evitava possibilità di cadute del medesimo.&lt;br /&gt;Dai manufatti conservati nei musei e nelle collezioni private, nonchè dagli stili di decoro e dai colori usati nella loro realizzazione, sembra certo che questo tipo particolare di custodia sia una esclusiva degli artigiani Crow, i quali ne realizzarono diversi esemplari - principalmente nel periodo da loro trascorso in riserva.&lt;br /&gt;A seguire un flap sheath da me realizzato. Per i materiali ho usato cuoio, daino, panno di lana, filo da calzolaio incerato e tinto, perline in misura 11/0 e chiodi in ottone.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S9NrHjIlq_I/AAAAAAAAANs/gGfOlcjqDdw/s1600/flapsheatmio.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S9NrHjIlq_I/AAAAAAAAANs/gGfOlcjqDdw/s400/flapsheatmio.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463828550365064178" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-7482558499216930416?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/7482558499216930416/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/04/flap-sheath.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/7482558499216930416'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/7482558499216930416'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/04/flap-sheath.html' title='FLAP SHEATH'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S9Nr-yW6bEI/AAAAAAAAAN0/WKiVFQeEAOg/s72-c/1sheath%2Bpc%2Bsh.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-2271437622066202023</id><published>2010-04-01T21:13:00.010+02:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.365+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tin cones'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coltelli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crine'/><title type='text'>Tin cones</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S7TzKWOAIGI/AAAAAAAAAMw/IH1FfzqUKvg/s1600/knife_sheath9_2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S7TzKWOAIGI/AAAAAAAAAMw/IH1FfzqUKvg/s400/knife_sheath9_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455252407741063266" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Uno degli ornamenti più spesso usati fra i popoli delle pianure erano i "tin cones". Come dice il nome si trattava di coni realizzati  partendo da piccole lastre di ottone, ferro o alluminio (in tempi più recenti) piegate in quella forma. Spesso erano aggiunti dei ciuffi colorati all'interno, realizzati con crini di cavallo tinti di rosso. I popoli del nord del continente, dove la presenza del cavallo era meno diffusa, usavano fili di lana colorata. Anticamente questi pendenti erano realizzati con gli speroni dei cervi cacciati, a cui si aggiungeva il crine. I mercanti bianchi, al loro arrivo, iniziarono ad offrire questi sostituti in metallo che si diffusero velocemente. Erano usati per ornare i vestiti femminili (erano parte dei cosiddetti "Jingle dress" vestiti che risuonavano al muoversi dei coni stessi) ma anche i mocassini di alcune nazioni (Kiowa, Comanche, Cheyenne) e naturalmente anche per i foderi di coltello.&lt;p&gt;Un mio fodero nello stile delle Pianure ornato con tin cones&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S7Ty9zoBvoI/AAAAAAAAAMo/QUZKPSI-gw8/s1600/foderopiccolomio.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 338px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S7Ty9zoBvoI/AAAAAAAAAMo/QUZKPSI-gw8/s400/foderopiccolomio.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455252192296550018" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S7TyIabhLxI/AAAAAAAAAMg/azjQbDFhLqI/s1600/foderopiccolomio.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-2271437622066202023?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/2271437622066202023/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/04/tin-cones.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2271437622066202023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/2271437622066202023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/04/tin-cones.html' title='Tin cones'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S7TzKWOAIGI/AAAAAAAAAMw/IH1FfzqUKvg/s72-c/knife_sheath9_2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-663124036245545815</id><published>2010-02-27T20:56:00.008+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.548+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='parfleche'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coltelli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fodero'/><title type='text'>Parfleche</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S4l-m4YWkdI/AAAAAAAAALM/BYE-dPFBUuI/s1600-h/palateauparflecheallard5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S4l-m4YWkdI/AAAAAAAAALM/BYE-dPFBUuI/s400/palateauparflecheallard5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443020831088611794" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;la pelle cruda, non conciata al cervello cioè, aveva mille utilizzi fra i nativi americani. Uno degli oggetti più comuni da trovare all'interno di un teepe erano le "Parfleche". Erano contenitori destinati a conservare indumenti, provviste e altri oggetti della vita quotidiana fra i popoli delle Pianure e del Plateau. Ne esisteva di diverse fogge a secondo dell'utilizzo: a busta, cioè con quattro falde che si ripiegavano su stesse, per la conservazione del pemmicam e di altre provviste; a forma di cilindro, per contenere i copricapi da guerra in piume d'aquila o a forma di vera e propria borsa, spesso con lunghe frange laterali, per gli indumenti. Come avveniva spesso fra queste genti ogni tribù aveva sviluppato una propria tavolozza di colori e di motivi che, dipinti sulle parfleche, servivano anche ad identificare le origini del proprietario. Per i colori erano usati pigmenti minerali che, essiccati e poi sbriciolati, erano mischiati con colla animale ed acqua. la pelle era inumidita e poi dipinta con l'utilizzo di "pennelli" di osso o di legno. Con la stessa tecnica erano anche realizzati foderi per coltelli spettacolari nei loro disegni.&lt;br /&gt;In apertura: una parfleche Nez Percè destinata a contenere  un copricapo in piume.&lt;br /&gt;Qui sotto invece un mio fodero nello stile del Plateau realizzato con la tecnica delle parfleche. Il motivo, dipinto con pigmenti e colla animale, è preso da una parfleche Nez Percè originale conservata al Burke Museum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S4l_kn5jKOI/AAAAAAAAALU/vV-NJBgmVvs/s1600-h/sheatplateaumiosat.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S4l_kn5jKOI/AAAAAAAAALU/vV-NJBgmVvs/s400/sheatplateaumiosat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443021891816335586" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-663124036245545815?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/663124036245545815/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/02/parfleche.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/663124036245545815'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/663124036245545815'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/02/parfleche.html' title='Parfleche'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S4l-m4YWkdI/AAAAAAAAALM/BYE-dPFBUuI/s72-c/palateauparflecheallard5.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-8907601358604151115</id><published>2010-02-20T11:33:00.007+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.604+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lewis clark usa ojibwa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><title type='text'>La spedizione di Lewis e Clark</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S3--_1tfrzI/AAAAAAAAAK8/VvqG_-Iy_ZM/s1600-h/pic2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S3--_1tfrzI/AAAAAAAAAK8/VvqG_-Iy_ZM/s400/pic2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440276878845783858" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:85%;color:black;"   &gt;&lt;span class="spnMessageText" id="msg"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt; Un pò di tempo fa fu organizzata negli U.S. una mostra per ricordare la spedizione di Lewis e Clark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt;Quella spedizione segnò la nascita degli USA come li conosciamo. Per la prima volta il continente fu attraversato ed esplorato in modo sistematico. Dal loro viaggio i due esploratori riportarono indietro una mole di informazioni sul Nuovo Continente e sui suoi abitanti.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt;Nella mostra a loro dedicata vennero esibiti, fra l'altro, una serie di oggetti che i due esploratori ricevettero in dono dalla tribù incontrate durante il viaggio. Fra questi oggetti vi era un fodero, di provenienza Ojibwa, lavorato secondo la tecnica dell'incisione. Questa forma di decoro è sicuramente la più antica utilizzata dai Nativi tanto che gli oggetti ancora esistenti hanno prezzi esorbitanti.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt;Per la sua realizzazione occorre partire da una pelle "grezza", una pelle, cioè, che non è stata sottoposta a trattamento di concia. Questo particolare tipo di pelle aveva la caratteristica di essere molto resistente ma nello stesso tempo di mantenere una certa elasticità.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt;Era molto utilizzata a tutte le latitudini del continente americano: serviva a creare lacci dalla resistenza leggendaria, le cosiddette "babiche", era indispensabile per realizzare altri oggetti, come ad esempio le racchette da neve, e così via.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt;Per realizzare oggetti decorati con questa tecnica l'artigiano Nativo procedeva ad asportare lo strato superiore della pelle grezza seguendo un motivo predefinito. Tolto il primo strato di epidermide, alla fine del lavoro di incisione, si otteneva un disegno dato dal contrasto fra il chiaro della parte incisa e lo scuro dell'epidermide lasciata. Per ottenere un maggior contrasto di colore si preferiva scegliere la pelle di bisonti cacciati durante il periodo estivo. Il motivo di ciò era semplice: la pelle dei bisonti, in quel periodo, era letteralmente abbronzata dai raggi del sole. Rimuovendo quindi una parte dell'epidermide la parte bianca sottostante creava un forte contrasto con quella di colore marrone scuro rimanente.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"&gt;Questa è la replica che ho realizzato del fodero realizzato con quell'antica tecnica. Ho usato dei "tin cones" (coni di metallo) come ornamenti, ed ho effettuato tutte le cuciture con tendine animale naturale, come era fatto allora.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S3-_KpDv_SI/AAAAAAAAALE/lGke1dgpjlE/s1600-h/pp.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S3-_KpDv_SI/AAAAAAAAALE/lGke1dgpjlE/s400/pp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440277064428027170" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-8907601358604151115?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/8907601358604151115/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/02/la-spedizione-di-lewis-e-clark.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/8907601358604151115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/8907601358604151115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/02/la-spedizione-di-lewis-e-clark.html' title='La spedizione di Lewis e Clark'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S3--_1tfrzI/AAAAAAAAAK8/VvqG_-Iy_ZM/s72-c/pic2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-49215182081017687</id><published>2010-01-30T10:42:00.007+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-13T09:35:09.609+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cappello nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='plateau'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cappello indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nez percè'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='piuma'/><title type='text'>Lo stile elaborato del Plateau</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S2P_iMqwtcI/AAAAAAAAAKs/x5-PJ379tfY/s1600-h/plateau.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432466538520163778" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S2P_iMqwtcI/AAAAAAAAAKs/x5-PJ379tfY/s400/plateau.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 310px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="spnMessageText" id="msg"&gt;&lt;span style="color: white;"&gt; Nel Nord Ovest degli Stati Uniti i contatti fra i Nativi della zona ed i bianchi avevano una lunga storia. Come si può leggere nella biografia su Capo Giuseppe di Helen Howard gli scambi con i trapper ed i mercanti francesi prima, con la Hudson's bay e con gli inglesi poi lasciarono un segno in quei popoli. I Nez Percè in particolare avevano comunque già sviluppato uno stile di vita più ricco di beni materiali (cavalli in primis) e meno dedito alla ricerca di scontri continui rispetto ai loro "cugini" delle pianure. Questo maggiore benessere materiale si rifletteva, naturalmente, nella ricchezza della loro arte e del loro artigianato mentre il relativamente minore numero di scontri con gli invasori dava luogo ad una assimilazione di parte dei costumi e mode proprie dell'uomo bianco. Naturalmente, e come sempre, quei popoli non rinunciavano ad adattare il capo di abbigliamento o accessorio adottato ai propri gusti.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: white;"&gt;Nel mio lavoro, che inserisco ora, ho cercato di riprodurre uno dei cappelli decorati a perline che furono molto diffusi fra gli Yakama, gli Umatilla ed i Nez Percè sul finire dell'800. Sono partito da un cappello Stetson, modificandone la forma per renderlo simile agli originali. Per fare ciò i vecchi  manuali dell'800, scritti per i cowboy dell'epoca, consigliano di immergere il cappello in acqua facendo formare una bolla d'aria al suo interno, di sagomarlo nella forma voluta mentre è ancora umido e di farlo asciugare indossandolo davanti un fuoco (un camino per l'esattezza!). L'originale del pattern non è mio ma di Angela Swedberg, i cui lavori consiglio a tutti gli appassionati di queste culture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: white;"&gt;In alto: un dipinto di Bill Holm con due abitanti del Plateau nei loro costumi tradizionali e con indosso i tipici cappelli decorati a perline.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: white;"&gt;La tecnica usata sulla mia replica è la "Appliquè" o "Spot", le perline variano da una misura 11/0 ad una 13/0 e sono sia opache che traslucide. La piuma è dipinta a mano.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S2P_rghEKxI/AAAAAAAAAK0/URnFEhsaqQw/s1600-h/hatplateaumio.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432466698467027730" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S2P_rghEKxI/AAAAAAAAAK0/URnFEhsaqQw/s400/hatplateaumio.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 230px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-49215182081017687?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/49215182081017687/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/01/lo-stile-raffinato-del-plateau.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/49215182081017687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/49215182081017687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/01/lo-stile-raffinato-del-plateau.html' title='Lo stile elaborato del Plateau'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S2P_iMqwtcI/AAAAAAAAAKs/x5-PJ379tfY/s72-c/plateau.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-4673315315396002679</id><published>2010-01-20T21:22:00.008+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:15:07.457+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lakota'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bisonte'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair pipes'/><title type='text'>Il Bisonte sacro</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1dq09rE69I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/G6Jb9aKc5wg/s1600-h/whitebuffalo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1dq09rE69I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/G6Jb9aKc5wg/s400/whitebuffalo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428925333959404498" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il bisonte era per gli Indiani delle Pianure una fonte inesauribile di ricchezza.&lt;br /&gt;Il periodico passaggio delle mandrie condizionava gli spostamenti delle tribù, le quali cercavano di intercettarne il transito per la loro caccia in comune.&lt;br /&gt;Prima dell'arrivo del cavallo e delle armi da fuoco l'intera comunità partecipava alle battute.&lt;br /&gt;Gli esploratori più abili erano inviati sulle tracce della mandria e spesso coperti dalle pelli (e dall'odore) di altri animali accerchiavano i bisonti. La tecnica usata prevedeva il cercare di incanalare il branco verso un punto ben preciso, punto alla fine del quale si trovava un dirupo. Spesso, per meglio indirizzare la corsa dei bisonti, erano realizzati dei muri a secco che costringevano gli animali a seguire un determinato percorso. Raggiunta ed accerchiata su tre lati la mandria era il momento di chiamare a raccolta il resto della tribù. Muovendosi all'unisono gli uomini nascosti nell'erba si alzavano ed iniziavano ad urlare verso il branco di bisonti i quali reagivano scappando nell' unica direzione libera. Il resto della tribù, comprese le donne, partecipava a questa sorta di inseguimento che doveva finire, almeno nelle intenzioni, nel salto di gran parte della mandria dal dirupo verso cui era stata indirizzata e nella morte di molti dei bisonti. Una battuta ben riuscita assicurava provviste per i mesi invernali all'intera tribù, oltre a pelli per le tende ed i vestiti ed a molto altro ancora. Benjamin Capps nel suo "The Indians" (New York, 1973) elenca ottantotto oggetti diversi che i Nativi realizzavano utilizzando parti del bisonte: si andava dal vestiario agli oggetti per la capanna (scatole per i vestiti ad es.), alle armi, ai giocattoli, agli oggetti per il lavoro (aghi dalle ossa e fili per cucire dal tendine) sino agli oggetti magici.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In apertura: un rarissimo esemplare di bisonte bianco (per albinismo) attualmente ospitato in un ranch in Arizona. E' ritenuto sacro dai Lakota&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;qui un choker (collane) ed una fascia da braccio da me realizzati utilizzando pelle, perle in ottone e Hair pipes. Le Hair Pipes erano piccoli tubi ricavati dalle ossa del bisonte (o di altri animali di grossa taglia). Le ossa erano spaccate in sezioni che poi erano finemente levigate e perforate al centro.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1dsJkrdJ3I/AAAAAAAAAKE/KxLyqMDuFdU/s1600-h/chokermio.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1dsJkrdJ3I/AAAAAAAAAKE/KxLyqMDuFdU/s400/chokermio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428926787538986866" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1dsbB4yISI/AAAAAAAAAKM/Dt6WAhmnQXE/s1600-h/armband.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1dsbB4yISI/AAAAAAAAAKM/Dt6WAhmnQXE/s400/armband.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428927087437291810" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-4673315315396002679?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/4673315315396002679/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/01/il-bisonte-sacro.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4673315315396002679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4673315315396002679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/01/il-bisonte-sacro.html' title='Il Bisonte sacro'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1dq09rE69I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/G6Jb9aKc5wg/s72-c/whitebuffalo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-8731283791822645164</id><published>2010-01-19T20:39:00.015+01:00</published><updated>2010-06-02T09:58:26.476+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='collane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mohicani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peyote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Navajo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><title type='text'>Peyote - la cucitura sacra -</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1YO7DeTVXI/AAAAAAAAAJs/5-2NGu_yx9E/s1600-h/fan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1YO7DeTVXI/AAAAAAAAAJs/5-2NGu_yx9E/s400/fan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428542808549184882" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Sopra&lt;br /&gt;Ventagli cerimoniali con decoro "Peyote"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:85%;color:black;"   &gt;&lt;span class="spnMessageText" id="msg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Per decorare sostegni arrotondati, quali manici di asce da guerra, pipe ma anche collane, ventagli etc. veniva utilizzata un tipo di cucitura detta Mohawk, Ute o anche Peyote.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Il nome Peyote pari derivi dal fatto che questa tecnica fosse usata per ornare i sonagli di zucca tipici della cerimonia del peyote, presente fra alcuni popoli del Sud Ovest. Occorre qui una breve premessa. Questo tipo di cucitura nasce dal tentativo degli artigiani Nativi di riprodurre, con i nuovi materiali introdotti dai bianchi (le perline), quelle che erano le forme ed i decori tipici della cultura tadizionale. Se si esclude la pittura su pelle, effettuata con la scarnificazione delle linee del disegno, e l'utilizzo di alcuni tipi di conchiglie, tagliate in cilindri ed utilizzate per la tessitura di Wampum, aventi questi ultimi però funzioni più prettamente cerimoniali, si può, con una certa ragione, affermare che tutte le decorazioni per l'abbigliamento e gli oggetti riservati alle occasioni particolari, fossero esse matrimoni, parate o concili intertribali, erano realizzate con gli aculei del porcospino americano. Il risultato finale di tale decorazione dava l'effetto di una stuoia rigida e lucida che avvolgeva strettamente il pezzo decorato con i molti colori che si ottenevano con la tintura a bagno degli aculei.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Per iniziare occorre fissare con un nodo un filo alla estremità superiore dell'oggetto cilindrico da decorare, ad es. l'impugnatura di una mazza da guerra o di un sonaglio. Questo filo può essere più spesso di quello da utilizzare per le perline. Tale filo va quindi avvolto attorno al sostegno per circa la lunghezza del decoro da effettuare. Si fissa poi all'estremità superiore del primo filo il filo da perline e si posizionano tante perline quanto bastano a coprire metà della circonferenza dell'impugnatura. Si fà un giro completo di filo si fissa con un nodo e si sistemano le perline in modo che fra l'una e l'altra della prima fila possano entrare quelle della seconda. Ora si aggiunge una perlina per volta. L'ago ed il filo entrano in una perlina nuova e in una perlina della prima fila e così via. Le perline della terza riga saranno proprio sotto quelle della prima, quelle della quarta sotto la seconda etc. L'effetto finale sarà un decoro a zig zag che, inserendo perline di opportuni colori, permetterà la creazione di notevoli effetti cromatici. Qui uno schema per l'inizio del lavoro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1YMwz2FgOI/AAAAAAAAAJk/vtYVbCZVv9k/s1600-h/peyoteparticolare2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 226px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1YMwz2FgOI/AAAAAAAAAJk/vtYVbCZVv9k/s400/peyoteparticolare2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428540433532027106" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1YPcK7URBI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/0DgkzT60Wj8/s1600-h/neck2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1YPcK7URBI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/0DgkzT60Wj8/s400/neck2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428543377485612050" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Una mia collana con tecnica Peyote&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:85%;color:black;"   &gt;&lt;span class="spnMessageText" id="msg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-8731283791822645164?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/8731283791822645164/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/01/peyote-la-cucitura-sacra.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/8731283791822645164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/8731283791822645164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/01/peyote-la-cucitura-sacra.html' title='Peyote - la cucitura sacra -'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1YO7DeTVXI/AAAAAAAAAJs/5-2NGu_yx9E/s72-c/fan.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-4395732771339299179</id><published>2010-01-16T22:09:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2010-06-02T09:58:57.340+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scalpo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sioux'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='foderi'/><title type='text'>Coltelli da scalpo</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1IxFavgGSI/AAAAAAAAAI8/rzsS94wCApA/s1600-h/0557_1_lg.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1IxFavgGSI/AAAAAAAAAI8/rzsS94wCApA/s400/0557_1_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427454470082533666" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il prendere lo scalpo del nemico è sicuramente una delle azioni che si ritengono tipiche dei Nativi del Nord America. In realtà la predazione di trofei umani era una pratica comune e diffusa fra moltissimi popoli, nel Nuovo come nel Vecchio continente.&lt;br /&gt;Dato che, sin dai primi anni di contatto, gli Europei favorirono la diffusione di questa pratica a danno dei propri personali nemici, fra gli storici e gli antropologi si è arrivato anche a dubitare del fatto che il prendere lo scalpo fosse un comportamento autoctono dei popoli del Nord America. A questo proposito però "The taking and displaying of human body parts as trophies by Amerindians"‎ (La predazione e l'esibizione di parti umane come trofei da parte degli Amerindi), un recente studio a cura degli antropologi Richard J. Chacon e David H. Dye, ha definitivamente tolto ogni dubbio dimostrando come tale pratica fosse diffusa già in epoche molto remote.&lt;br /&gt;I Nativi americani utilizzavano un tipo preciso di coltello per prendere lo scalpo al nemico. Doveva essere un arma molto tagliente, per essere rapida ed efficace, dalla lama sottile ed appuntita. Grazie sempre ai mercanti bianchi l'arma preferita divenne il tipico... coltello da macellaio! Spesso questi coltelli erano prodotti ed importati dalla cittadina di Sheffield, in Inghilterra, che all'epoca era fortemente specializzata nella lavorazione dei metalli.&lt;br /&gt;Sopra: un originale fodero Sioux con il suo coltello da scalpo.&lt;br /&gt;Qui una mia replica di un fodero delle Pianure Settentrionali, conservato al McCord Museum e datato 1865, insieme ad un coltello di fine "800.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1IwrfT4imI/AAAAAAAAAI0/IfZB7SG_7vw/s1600-h/northernplainssheat.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1IwrfT4imI/AAAAAAAAAI0/IfZB7SG_7vw/s400/northernplainssheat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427454024632273506" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1629242475121598686-4395732771339299179?l=alzammataro.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/feeds/4395732771339299179/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/01/coltelli-da-scalpo.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4395732771339299179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1629242475121598686/posts/default/4395732771339299179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alzammataro.blogspot.com/2010/01/coltelli-da-scalpo.html' title='Coltelli da scalpo'/><author><name>Al Zammataro</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00223603161035287667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdROMVRi8g/TxV3r-FlhRI/AAAAAAAAApg/wuGTvhIqD2c/s220/drum-fb2.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S1IxFavgGSI/AAAAAAAAAI8/rzsS94wCApA/s72-c/0557_1_lg.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629242475121598686.post-6826029594414383564</id><published>2010-01-05T21:36:00.009+01:00</published><updated>2010-06-01T21:56:37.789+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='borse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indiani americani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perline'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='artigianato'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nativi americani'/><title type='text'>Spot: creare poco alla volta</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0OkmIEv3fI/AAAAAAAAAIE/GoJGZWJzmko/s1600-h/spot3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0OkmIEv3fI/AAAAAAAAAIE/GoJGZWJzmko/s400/spot3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423359351193591282" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Una delle altre tecniche originali utilizzate era definita "spot". In questo caso l'ago era fissato alla pelle nel punto in cui arrivavano le perline inserite dall'artigiano. Fatto questo si procedeva a tornare indietro ed a far rientrare l'ago nelle perline che erano già state fissate. La particolarità di questa tecnica era che permetteva la realizzazione di linee curviformi e quindi l'esecuzione del ricamo di foglie, fiori etc. che la Lazy stitch non si prestava ad eseguire. Questa tecnica, pur essendo più lenta e laboriosa, fu molto diffusa nelle Woodland ed anche nei territori del subartico. Probabilmente la massima espressione di essa fu data dalla Nazione Ojibwa, i cui manufatti, realizzati dalle donne nelle lunghe serate invernali, erano poi scambiati o venduti ai bianchi ed alle altre Nazioni a caro prezzo, durante i raduni primaverili  ed estivi.&lt;br /&gt;Sopra: schema della cucitura "Spot"&lt;br /&gt;La spot si prestava poi alla realizzazione delle cosiddette "rosette" o "Bull's eyes": dischi di pelle fino a 10 cm di diametro su cui erano eseguite decorazioni con andamento a spirale. I dischi erano poi fissati a cinture, mocassini o altri manufatti.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0Omcu_qKAI/AAAAAAAAAIU/tB-rn1QNk5g/s1600-h/frontier+bag2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0Omcu_qKAI/AAAAAAAAAIU/tB-rn1QNk5g/s400/frontier+bag2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423361388865792002" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Borsa in pelle di daino ornata con una rosetta al centro, panno in lana rosso e orlatura intorno ai bordi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cintura in daino e cuoio con una rosetta fissata al centro&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0OrFLDcHLI/AAAAAAAAAIk/J2BTofi9Wks/s1600-h/belt3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 276px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0OrFLDcHLI/AAAAAAAAAIk/J2BTofi9Wks/s400/belt3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423366481639120050" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  var _gaq = _gaq || [];&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16743806-2']);&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  (function() {&lt;br /&gt;    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;&lt;br /&gt;    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Occorre naturalmente avere un disegno di base da cui partire. E' bene poi procedere a tracciare sulla pelle almeno alcune linee del lavoro da realizzare. Gli antichi artigiani utilizzavano per questo una mistura di acqua e farina: asciugandosi la farina poteva poi essere spazzolata via senza lasciare macchie sulla pelle. Preparato il pattern occorre procedere al ricamo. La regola fondamentale è che nella Lazy stitch &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;l'ago non trapassa mai la pelle da parte a parte&lt;/span&gt;. Questo lascerà l'interno del manufatto libero da fili e nodi, che tenderebbero altrimenti a logorarsi.&lt;br /&gt;Sopra un momento della realizzazione della teepe bag mostrata prima e qui come l'ago deve essere passato nella pelle&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0JB06LLLOI/AAAAAAAAAHs/_P2RoD0QWLI/s1600-h/8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0JB06LLLOI/AAAAAAAAAHs/_P2RoD0QWLI/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422969278532627682" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;La realizzazione pratica del disegno procede cucendo righe parallele fra loro di perline. Il motivo da riportare sulla pelle va quindi suddiviso in tante parti quante sono le righe di perline che serviranno al lavoro definitivo. Nella foto si vede come siano state infilate nell'ago quattro perline azzurre e quattro rosse. Si procede quindi a puntare l'ago in alto, sotto la riga precedente, e si va avanti in questo modo fino al lavoro ultimato&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0JC_1eaKWI/AAAAAAAAAH0/V4HS8iBuXic/s1600-h/9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0JC_1eaKWI/AAAAAAAAAH0/V4HS8iBuXic/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422970565761313122" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0JDLAiU-4I/AAAAAAAAAH8/jvDr1WJPkEY/s1600-h/10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/S0JDLAiU-4I/AAAAAAAAAH8/jvDr1WJPkEY/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422970757709101954" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  var _gaq = _gaq || [];&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16743806-2']);&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  (function() {&lt;br /&gt;    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;&lt;br /&gt;    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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A parte i rancori tribali, spesso esistenti da secoli, il motivo principale di un tale appellativo era da ricercarsi nella presunta inferiorità di questa tecnica rispetto ad altre, come la Spot, l'Appliquè etc., che erano invece usate da tali popoli.&lt;br /&gt;A fronte di una maggiore rigidità nei motivi realizzabili, la Lazy Stitch garantiva però una maggiore velocità nel coprire ampie aree del disegno ed ebbe, per questo motivo, larga diffusione fra le Nazioni delle Pianure e non solo.&lt;br /&gt;Replica di un fodero originale Crow: per realizzarlo ho usato pelle a concia vegetale per il fodero esterno, cuoio per il fodero interno, perline seme 11/0, panno in lana rosso, chiodi in ottone, Il disegno con i vari triangoli contornati da righe di perline in altri colori era tipico di questa Nazione.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Sz-oRTH3-CI/AAAAAAAAAG8/B8Oq2sbbhJs/s1600-h/crowsheatmio2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Sz-oRTH3-CI/AAAAAAAAAG8/B8Oq2sbbhJs/s400/crowsheatmio2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422237491521910818" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  var _gaq = _gaq || [];&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16743806-2']);&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  (function() {&lt;br /&gt;    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;&lt;br /&gt;    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Il coraggio in battaglia era infatti ciò che assicurava il benessere materiale, visto che oggetti e merce di valore, come cavalli, coperte e armi, provenivano dal bottino che si riusciva a razziare durante le spedizioni di guerra. Anche la religione era strettamente legata alla guerra: l’antica Danza del Sole Crow, che era essenzialmente una preghiera di vendetta, aveva perciò forti connessioni con i successi e gli insuccessi militari... Chi partecipava a una spedizione militare, generalmente partiva dal campo a piedi. C’era quindi la necessità di portarsi diverse paia di mocassini di ricambio e la frase “Mi son fatto fare dei mocassini” era quindi sinonimo di “Sto per unirmi a una spedizione di guerra” . Ci si poteva portare un cane che portasse le paia di mocassini di riserva, e un cestino e una corda per assicurare i cavalli rubati completavano il bagaglio del guerriero... Ogni “atto di valore” veniva simbolicamente rappresentato con una particolarità nell’abbigliamento del guerriero. Chi aveva contato “coup” portava dei mocassini con delle code di lupo attaccate al tallone; chi aveva strappato un arma al nemico decorava la propria camicia con delle pelli d’ermellino; chi aveva comandato una spedizione di guerra in cui era stato riportato del bottino, decorava i gambali con scalpi o pellicce d’ermellino..."&lt;br /&gt;Gli estratti di cui sopra provengono da: "Mi son fatto fare dei mocassini" un dettagliato articolo di Anna Maria Paoluzzi, fra le maggiori esperte in storia e foto d'epoca dei Nativi in Italia, dedicato alla guerra ed all'etica dei guerrieri Crow.&lt;br /&gt;L'articolo in questione è pubblicato su Far West.it, sito specializzato nella storia del West, ed è integralmente leggibile a quest'indirizzo:&lt;br /&gt;http://www.farwest.it/?p=2256&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;I Nativi americani, come la maggior parte delle popolazioni "primitive" avevano sviluppato varie tipologie di calzature. Esse erano realizzate, essenzialmente, in funzione del luogo geografico di residenza. Quelle dei popoli della foreste, in pelle di daino ed a suola morbida, erano perfette per le aree boschive, dove si doveva camminare su erba tenera, aghi di pino etc., ma sarebbero state inappropiate per le zone rocciose o montane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anche i Nativi delle pianure utilizzavano calzature a suola morbida ma erano, invece, molto più diffusi mocassini a suola rigida, detti "in stile Sioux", notevolmente più adatti a proteggere da tagli nei pascoli della prateria. Diverse nazioni del sud utilizzavano, invece, dei sandali mentre i Pueblo ed anche alcuni Irochesi costruivano una specie di pantofola intrecciata con materiali vegetali, gli Irochesi, ad esempio, la realizzavano con cartoccio di grano o fibre di Tiglio. I Menominee, ed altri popoli raccoglitori di riso selvatico, realizzavano una calzatura con una suola morbida ed alta. Serviva per trebbiare il chicco camminandoci sopra. Le parti laterali, che erano alte fino a sopra la caviglia, proteggevano dalle bucce appuntite. I Navajo, ma anche gli Apache, utilizzavano dei mocassini a stivale che proteggevano le gambe dagli arbusti della boscaglia.&lt;br /&gt;Vi erano poi dei modelli preferiti dalle singole tribù, i Blackfeet erano così chiamati, sembra, per la pelle colorata con gusci di noci dei mocassini.&lt;br /&gt;Ovviamente la più tipica calzatura dei Nativi è il mocassino. Il nome e la forma dello stesso, con una linguetta arricciata a forma di U, sono tipicamente dei Nativi americani e quelli presenti nella nostra cultura sono una eredità del primo. Il nome stesso deriva da un termine Ojibwa.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Un paio di mocassini Navajo conservati al National Museum of American Indians&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Szn0yiC09EI/AAAAAAAAAGE/guCYDLfP9cs/s1600-h/nmai.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Szn0yiC09EI/AAAAAAAAAGE/guCYDLfP9cs/s320/nmai.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420632775486403650" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Una mia replica del manufatto&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Szn1Y1nI6AI/AAAAAAAAAGM/C-dfDm0UK-s/s1600-h/mocnavajomiei.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Szn1Y1nI6AI/AAAAAAAAAGM/C-dfDm0UK-s/s320/mocnavajomiei.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420633433574008834" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mocassini alti nello stile del Sud Ovest (Apache-Navajo) decorati con perline e bottoni da scarpa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SzuFYan1mRI/AAAAAAAAAGc/ROo_vJl6HiM/s1600-h/mocfb5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SzuFYan1mRI/AAAAAAAAAGc/ROo_vJl6HiM/s400/mocfb5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421073230980290834" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Replica di un paio di mocassini Cheyenne: il colore per la banda centrale è realizzato secondo la tecnica originale con una mistura di pigmenti minerali e colla animale, stesa poi sulla pelle con un pennello d'osso. Le perline usate per il decoro sono nella misura 11/0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SzuHQHbj31I/AAAAAAAAAGs/wH0BPmegknU/s1600-h/2paleo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SzuHQHbj31I/AAAAAAAAAGs/wH0BPmegknU/s400/2paleo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421075287412825938" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SzuHjL757_I/AAAAAAAAAG0/I9ZQ_UGFw_U/s1600-h/1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SzuHjL757_I/AAAAAAAAAG0/I9ZQ_UGFw_U/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421075615039746034" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  var _gaq = _gaq || [];&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16743806-2']);&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  (function() {&lt;br /&gt;    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;&lt;br /&gt;    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Come dice il nome esso era destinato a conservare al suo interno il cordone ombelicale, opportunamente preparato, del nascituro. Spesso a questi portafortuna era data la forma di un animale totemico, come ad esempio la tartaruga simbolo di una lunga e sana vita a venire.&lt;br /&gt;Umbilical cord holder in pelle, perline e hairpipes in legno - Lakota&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SznXLnS6C6I/AAAAAAAAAFE/SyTobUTyUjI/s1600-h/turtle2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SznXLnS6C6I/AAAAAAAAAFE/SyTobUTyUjI/s400/turtle2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420600221043919778" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ornamento raffigurante il mitico "Thunderbird" o uccello del tuono&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SznXsdyKXiI/AAAAAAAAAFM/DT29nYuLwvI/s1600-h/thunderbird1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 365px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SznXsdyKXiI/AAAAAAAAAFM/DT29nYuLwvI/s400/thunderbird1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420600785426341410" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un altro esempio di umbilical cord holder replicato da un originale di Angela Swedberg, una delle maggiori artiste&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Sznfu28DcMI/AAAAAAAAAFc/557x7L1KOVg/s1600-h/angela.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Sznfu28DcMI/AAAAAAAAAFc/557x7L1KOVg/s400/angela.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420609622631477442" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; nella riproduzione di manufatti dei Nativi Americani. Il Pattern originale, con il tradizionale disegno dell'orma del cavallo al centro, proviene dalla zona del Plateau&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Uno dei materiali più apprezzati sin dall'epoca protostorica erano le perle ricavate da conchiglie. Per i popoli che vivevano nelle Pianure del centro degli Stati Uniti le conchiglie erano merce rara scambiata a caro prezzo con i popoli che vivevano principalmente sulla costa del Pacifico. Lungo rotte individuate dagli antropologi si muovevano prodotti come pelli di bisonte o altri animali, crine di cavallo, copricapi in piume per essere poi barattati con il dentalium (una conchiglia conica ed allungata), cartilagini ed avorio dei grandi animali marini e "Indian Chank shell" un tipo di conchiglia molto ricercata con la quale erano realizzati i famosi "Wampum", le cinture ricche di decori usate anche come dono nelle trattative diplomatiche fra le varie tribù. Insieme alle conchiglie e prima dell'arrivo dei mercanti bianchi il materiale più diffuso e lavorato per ottenerne perle di varia fattura destinate ai manufatti era l'osso.&lt;br /&gt;Una mia replica di un "Loop Necklace" delle Pianure Settentrionali.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SzneB4vi8UI/AAAAAAAAAFU/fSwTNkKvihI/s1600-h/loopcrowbones.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SzneB4vi8UI/AAAAAAAAAFU/fSwTNkKvihI/s400/loopcrowbones.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420607750510145858" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Per realizzarlo ho usato:&lt;br /&gt;- cuoio&lt;br /&gt;- pelle di daino per le frange,&lt;br /&gt;- sfere in ottone da un unica piastra -chiodi in ottone&lt;br /&gt;- pony beads&lt;br /&gt;- perle in osso&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SznlD05RVmI/AAAAAAAAAFs/k6oi8VSSWwg/s1600-h/chokerblackfeet.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SznlD05RVmI/AAAAAAAAAFs/k6oi8VSSWwg/s400/chokerblackfeet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420615480418326114" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Choker Blackfeet&lt;br /&gt;- Base in pelle di daino,&lt;br /&gt;- perline seme 11/0&lt;br /&gt;- pony beads&lt;br /&gt;- perle in ottone&lt;br /&gt;- disco centrale in abalone&lt;br /&gt;- conchiglie "top ring"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Sznr5xZRekI/AAAAAAAAAF8/OOgF_QUgK6E/s1600-h/ornamentopianure.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Sznr5xZRekI/AAAAAAAAAF8/OOgF_QUgK6E/s400/ornamentopianure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420623004261513794" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Ornamento femminile- Pianure settentrionali&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;- Haipipes (tubi in osso)&lt;br /&gt;- sfere in ottone&lt;br /&gt;- tiles beads&lt;br /&gt;- tin coin&lt;br /&gt;- lana&lt;br /&gt;- abalone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  var _gaq = _gaq || [];&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16743806-2']);&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  (function() {&lt;br /&gt;    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;&lt;br /&gt;    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Le custodie per gli archi e i foderi per i coltelli erano spesso capolavori di bellezza e complessità e servivano, in una cultura priva della parola scritta, a rendere immediatamene chiaro al proprio nemico le qualità del loro portatore.&lt;br /&gt;A destra: fodero e coltello a "Coda di castoro" Blackfeet della metà dell'800&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Una mia replica di un fodero Sioux con un vecchio coltello da scalpo di fine 800&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SwsDRhbHHtI/AAAAAAAAAEI/E0726g60v8k/s1600/fodero.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SwsDRhbHHtI/AAAAAAAAAEI/E0726g60v8k/s400/fodero.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407419377153154770" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Con una funzione a metà strada fra una vera e propria parte d'armatura e l'ornamento puramente estetico i pettorali da guerra (Breastplate) sono uno degli oggetti tipici dell'artigianato degli Indiani d'America nell'immaginario collettivo.&lt;br /&gt;Realizzati in osso (hair-pipes), ma anche in corno o conchiglia, e decorati con frange, perle in vetro o ottone, scalpi etc., raggiunsero in realtà un ampia diffusione solo nel periodo successivo al 1880, quando vere e proprie fabbriche ne iniziarono la produzione su larga scala. In origine realizzare un hair pipes era un procedimento lungo e dispendioso. Gli esemplari più antichi erano ricavati da una particolare conchiglia (Indian Chank shell) opportunamente lavorata. Si trattava dunque di materiali che percorrevano un lungo tragitto prima di arrivare nell'area delle Grandi Pianure, partendo dalle coste del Pacifico ed essendo oggetto di diversi baratti lungo il percorso.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Sww6m-_zKiI/AAAAAAAAAEg/jAg1w8P3CwA/s1600/breast.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Sww6m-_zKiI/AAAAAAAAAEg/jAg1w8P3CwA/s400/breast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407761693985155618" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Una mia replica di un Breastplate Sioux realizzato con hair-pipes in osso, perle in vetro, sfere in ottone da un unica lastra, divisori in cuoio, pelle di daino, cotone incerato ed una "Moon Shell" come ornamento centrale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;Breastplate Blackfeet &lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SwxN5iqtRJI/AAAAAAAAAE4/Polg2hM7tY0/s1600/breastplate5.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SwxN5iqtRJI/AAAAAAAAAE4/Polg2hM7tY0/s400/breastplate5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407782903518938258" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Altra replica di un Breastplate&lt;br /&gt;con decoro centrale realizzato con "Pony beads"&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Sww9ApRvpMI/AAAAAAAAAEo/upwgWTrtpPU/s1600/breastplaste2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Sww9ApRvpMI/AAAAAAAAAEo/upwgWTrtpPU/s400/breastplaste2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407764333854696642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  var _gaq = _gaq || [];&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16743806-2']);&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  (function() {&lt;br /&gt;    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;&lt;br /&gt;    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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La bellezza dei decori, degli ornamenti e&lt;br /&gt;dei copricapi servivano a rendere visibile a tutti lo status del guerriero che li indossava ed a ricordare le gesta di coraggio da lui compiute in battaglia.&lt;br /&gt;Insieme all'eleganza personale in alta considerazione era anche tenuta la bellezza degli oggetti appartenenti al singolo individuo o al suo gruppo familiare.&lt;br /&gt;Le borse che servivano da valige durante gli spostamenti del gruppo (Tepee Bags), le coperte in pelle di bisonte o alce fittamente ricamate a perline servivano a mostrare a chiunque la ricchezza del loro proprietario e della sua consorte.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SwrzdlJlqmI/AAAAAAAAADI/zx4yE-WlI1M/s1600/tb3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SwrzdlJlqmI/AAAAAAAAADI/zx4yE-WlI1M/s400/tb3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407401992125786722" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Swr5_yT3jkI/AAAAAAAAAD4/ZYdZCh9qBWg/s1600/tb5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/Swr5_yT3jkI/AAAAAAAAAD4/ZYdZCh9qBWg/s320/tb5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407409176843882050" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Una mia replica di una Tepee Bag Lakota.&lt;br /&gt;Il materiale usato per la borsa è pelle conciata al vegetale.&lt;br /&gt;Per applicare le perline e realizzare il decoro era usata la tecnica definita "Lazy Stitch". L'artigiano procedeva a fissare righe parallele di perline sulla pelle secondo uno schema predefinito (Pattern).&lt;br /&gt;Questa tecnica impedisce che l'ago trapassi da parte a parte la pelle stessa lasciando l'interno della borsa libero da fili o nodi per il suo utilizzo.&lt;br /&gt;Il filo utilizzato era in tendine animale o in cotone incerato più volte, per renderlo resistente all'usura.&lt;br /&gt;Per le mie repliche utilizzo le stesse tecniche e gli stessi materiali usati nella metà del XIX secolo dai popoli delle Pianure e del Plateau.&lt;br /&gt;Tante e diverse erano le forme delle borse usate dalle 500 Nazioni. Alcune servivano a portare gli strumenti per accendere il fuoco (Strike a Light) altre erano destinate a contenere le "Medicine" personali dei singoli individui (Medicine Bag). Altre ancora erano invece portate appese alla cintura (Belt bag) per contenere oggetti da avere rapidamente sottomano, come munizioni etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Replica di una Belt Bag (Borsa da cintura)Blackfeet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SwsGukR5KLI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/YO0F2t8ahGg/s1600/beltpouch2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SwsGukR5KLI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/YO0F2t8ahGg/s400/beltpouch2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407423174670887090" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cintura a pannelli (Panel belt) realizzati con perline e chiodi in ottone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SwsTHMW5OGI/AAAAAAAAAEY/b-RE4Sk3g3A/s1600/panelbelt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 345px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__LA4kvbQ8Fg/SwsTHMW5OGI/AAAAAAAAAEY/b-RE4Sk3g3A/s400/panelbelt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407436791885674594" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  var _gaq = _gaq || [];&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16743806-2']);&lt;br /&gt;  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  (function() {&lt;br /&gt;    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;&lt;br /&gt;    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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