Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Heart of the West Pow Wow for Almost Wordless Wednesday

Earlier this Fall I attended the Friends of Hart Park Annual Pow Wow, a celebration of Native American Culture with tribes from all over the Southwest and Plains states.


There was lots of dancing and drumming.

Lots of dancing and colorful traditional dress.



This pretty rainbow hued dress reminded me of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Coat.



Here is my personal favorite, a "jingle dress", made with rolled up pieces of metal, traditionally from tobacco tins.



I greatly enjoyed my first visit to the Hart Park Pow Wow and look forward to next year, especially the bead and crafts booths. (Yes, I bought some lovely turquoise, shell, silver, and coral beads. I am like Mrs.Spit in a good yarn store, hopeless and helpless when faced with the raw materials of my craft.)

What cool cultural goings-on are happening in your neck of the woods?
Thank you so much, and if you would like to see my Jewish Mother culture at work, please stop by The Motivation Station today for my homemade Chicken Noodle Soup recipe and more. Thank you again.

8 comments:

Felicity Grace Terry said...

Looks like this was a wonderful event. I love learning of other cultures so would have loved to have gone to something like this.

areyoukiddingme said...

Wow! Lots to see there! Great pictures!

Randi Troxell said...

ooh wow!!!
looks like an amazing experience!
thanks for sharing those wonderful photos!!

Lori Lavender Luz said...

Thanks for letting me experience this from afar!

Beautiful stuff.

Liz Mays said...

I went to a pow wow once and my favorite was the jingle dress too! I really enjoyed the experience when I went!

Together We Save said...

Wow - that looks like so much fun!!

Sandra said...

As a university student with a minor in Native Studies, I totally loved the pictures. Such a beautiful and authentic culture.

Linda :) said...

How Fun!! this time of year we have the Civil War Reenactment and the Renaissance Fair... :)