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beautiful, rare, never seen before!
I remember having a doll made out of husks when I was young in the 60's we went to visit them in the ever glades in Florida. I had forgotten what this was until light bulb went off. There are Spanish overtones to this as the Spanish were heavy settlers in the area so this is a long influence from that time to now. Very similar to the Tex mex style
Thanks for sharing. I am part Cherokee, but that tribe assimilated very quickly, became literate and Christian very early.
Anna
@Anna: my cousin's neighbour in Oregon was a Cherokee (was, because he died last year). He was the kindest man for my cousin's children (they considered him as grandpa). He was married with a US woman who had died earlier. When I visited there approx. 5 years ago, I met him and he showed me a bear skull plated with turqoises, which he had made. he was very proud of it, we talked a lot about his ancestors. He impressed me a lot, but he was already old. After he died, his house was free to buy, a simple wooden house, so my cousin bought it and her daughter now lives there on a small piece of land. He had been Christian as well as his wife.
@Eva I do well remember your post of the photo of the skull with the turquoise. Thanks for reminding me.
Anna
@Thanks Anna, that is some time ago, nice that you remember.... We were all sad when he left this world, especially the children (now big) - he was "their grandpa". He knew such a lot about nature.