Authentic Ojibwe Dream Catcher
- Originally, Native American Ojibway dreamcatchers were made as charms to protect sleeping children from nightmares. The Ojibwe people believed that the dream catcher’s web will trap bad dreams or dark spirits, but allow good dreams to escape through a small hole in the center and enter the child’s dream.
- In many Native American tribes, a dream catcher is a handmade willow hoop woven to a web or literally, a net. They can include feathers and beads, and they're traditionally suspended on cradles as a form of armor and protection. Dream catchers can be traced back to the Ojibwes.
- Well you're in luck, because here they come. There are 256 ojibwe dreamcatcher for sale on Etsy, and they cost $38.28 on average. The most common ojibwe dreamcatcher material is metal. The most popular color? You guessed it: black.
Ojibwe Dreamcatcher Legend. This is the way the old Ojibwe say Spider Woman helped bring Grandfather Sun back to the people. To this day, Spider Woman will build her special lodge before dawn. If you are awake at dawn—as you should be—look for her lodge and you will see how she captured the sunrise as the light sparkles on the dew which is gathered there. The physical objects of Ojibwe culture that perhaps most permanently recorded and represented their dreams, visions, representations of dream names, and mythical figures was the rock art. As Vastokas and Vastoukas (1973:44-45) have pointed out, based on their analysis of Henry R. Schoolcraft’s descriptions, (1851-1857), there were actually.
Native American culture is full of history, legends, and traditions. We pride ourselves on offering items that reflect the rich cultures of Native Americans.
A classic Native American item is the dreamcatcher. Many people are familiar with the dreamcatcher from a decorative standpoint, but fewer people are aware of the colorful history and the legend that goes along with dreamcatchers.
The original concept of the dreamcatcher in the Ojibwe tribe was that it offered protection from nightmares. It is believed that each carefully woven web will catch your dreams in the night air. The bad spirit dreams will become entangled in the sticky web and disappear in the new day. The good spirit dreams will find their way through the center opening, and bless the dreamer with peaceful dreams
Traditional dreamcatchers are made with willow, which forms the hoop or circle. The hoop represents the universe, the circle of life, and unity and is one of the most powerful symbols in Native American culture. The weaving of the dreamcatcher utilized sinew. The patterns would vary depending on the artist. The bottom of the dreamcatcher typically has feathers, sometimes in conjunction with arrowheads or beads.
Today dreamcatchers come in many sizes and styles. At Kachina House we offer traditional willow as well as more contemporary metal rings wrapped in leather. We have spirit stone dreamcatchers in a variety of colors and traditional dreamcatchers in earth tones.
Authentic Ojibwe Dream Catcher
Native American Navajo Made Dreamcatchers
Indian Dream Catchers
This authentic dreamcatcher comes with a dreamcatcher card as well as a Certificate of Authenticity. This is an affordable gift for a little one or someone in need of sweet dreams. The Ojibwe legend is captured within this beautiful piece.
Native American Navajo Made 12” Medicine Wheel Dreamcatcher Combination
The outer circle of this medicine wheel represents the universe and the circle of life. The intersecting pieces in the center represent the four sacred directions. The circle and the intersection draw from the universe and bring into your circle of life good medicine and protection from misfortune and harm. This combination is different from the “standard” dreamcatcher, but it is an authentic form of the dreamcatcher which includes a medicine wheel and comes with a legend card and Certificate of Authenticity.
Native American Navajo Dreamcatcher Earrings with Coral Stone
If you know someone who absolutely loves dreamcatchers and the legend behind them, these sterling silver dreamcatcher earrings are a perfect gift. A coral stone is woven into the webbing and the dreamcatchers hang on French wires. You can carry the gift of positivity with you while wearing these, making them a great gift for someone who has faced tragedy or is in need of a spiritual boost.
Authentic Native American Dream Catchers
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In some Indigenous cultures, a dreamcatcher or dream catcher is a handmade willow hoop, on which is woven a net or web. It may also include sacred items such as certain feathers or beads. They believe that, through the use of a dream catcher, an individual can protect themselves from negative dreams while letting positive dreams through the hole of the dream catcher.
Dream catchers originated with the Ojibwe people and were gradually adopted by some neighbouring nations through intermarriage and trade. This continued and, by the 1960s and 1970s, they had been adopted by a large number of Indigenous people of diverse cultures.
Because of this, some consider the dream catcher a symbol of unity among the Indigenous or Aboriginal people. However, many other Indigenous people have come to see dream catchers as over-commercialized, offensively misappropriated and misused by non-natives.
At Canadian Indigenous Art, we ensure our gallery only includes handcrafted dream catchers from authentic Squamish Nation Artists.