by Ione Citrin

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Indian Blankets

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24" x 26" oil on canvas Indian Blankets oil on canvas painting "Indian Blankets" - The Sioux handmade these enormous blankets on wooden looms and with great care. Only specially selected women were chosen for this honor. It takes many months to create and are replaced once a year for their festivities. These are ceremonial blankets hung high on a special hill during their religious Festivals. They are hung on a sacred summit overlooking their teepees, waving shadows in the wind and dancing wildly in a storm. They identify and signal their heritage and every day the tribal members bow, genuflect and pray to their Gods for strength and fortitude. They are beautiful blankets and make the countryside quite colorful.

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