American Indians And Their Arts

American Indian Jewelry is for both men and women.  For example some women like large bold pieces of American Indian Jewelry.  On the other side some men like small intricate pieces of jewelry.  It is what the person is comfortable wearing.  Large pieces are not just for men, and small pieces are not just made for women.

The Indians believe that nothing in life is perfect,  you may of may not noticed one bead stood out in a necklace or a pair of earrings.  The Indians sometimes put one different colored bead in their jewelry to show it is not perfect, it is done deliberately.

Not all Indians make jewelry, some make Kachina Dolls.  These are various ceremonial figures that play intricate parts in their every day life.

Some make pottery like the Acuma, others make fetishes, fetishes are hand carved depictions of different animals and ceremonial characters.  They make them into wearable symbols of their faith and religion.  Some of them make necklaces or other ornamental purposes.    They make other characters that depict more of their everyday life and other decorative purposes.  

Still other Indians make drums like the Taos Indians, still others make dream catchers.   Dream Catchers were make from the design of a spider web.  They were designed so that when hung over the bed of a person sleeping, they would filter the dreams accumulating only the good dreams and let them trickle down into the mind of the sleeper, while letting all of the bad dreams flow through and not get captured.

This is one of many legends of the American Indians that they have passed down through their culture and into their art and folklore.