[Girls with Whirling Log symbols on dresses, Drumheller]
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[Girls with Whirling Log symbols on dresses, Drumheller] |
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Object Number:
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A15058
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Notes:
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The symbol depicted on the costumes in this photo is a “whirling log”. This symbol is most commonly associated with Navajo peoples however, the Smithsonian Institute has also indicated use of the “whirling log” by the Papago, Apache, and Hopi peoples. The “whirling log” is a symbol of good luck or fortune, while also representing stories about a man trapped in a hollowed-out log, whirling around in a river until he was released by four deities or their emissaries. (represented by the four arms, depicted on a flat edge, at the ends of each point of the “whirling log’s” central cross shape). Photo is a copy loan.
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| Creator:
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Verstrepen, Victor
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Date:
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ca. 1920
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| Photo Subject Headings: |
Women |
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B&W |
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