D-liz
08-19-2004, 07:57 AM
Well I thought it looked an interesting exhibition 'A warrior am I' so along I went to Birmingham Museum. The tipi, stuffed Buffalo, (my they are big ffffff...fella's arn't they!) and everthing else was very informative but the thing/s that just totally knocked me out was the exquisite beadwork on the clothes etc, it was phenominal! All the intricate working on the saddle pads/blankets and particularly the waistcoats is just so beautifully worked it must have taken weeks to complete. What also struck me was the fact that although some of the designs/patterns were from something like 1880 they could span across the decades and still look fresh and 'modern' now. The exhibition was done in conjunction with somebody called Richard Green I don't know anything about him, does anyone here? All the ceremonial items pipes, drums eagle wings etc had sweetgrass and sage with them I presume it must be used as part of the ceremonies and put in the cases in respect of that. Anyone that does beadwork I think would have found this interesting.
liz
liz