Dream Catcher - Pride

Tan leather with pink/blue/purple feathers and rainbow beads.

8” wide.

The Ojibway people understood that Asabikeshiinh, “Spider Woman”, watched over all of the infants/children while they slept. It became too much for her to continue to watch over everyone as people spread out more and more geographically. So the women…mothers and grandmothers were called upon to help with the weaving of the hoops.

Traditionally, dream catchers were woven with sinew on small willow hoops with 8 points to represent the spider’s legs. A feather and talisman were attached. The hoops were placed over an infant’s bed so that they would be protected from bad dreams while sleeping. It is understood that the good dreams would be able to pass through the webbing while the bad dreams would get caught in the webbing. In the morning, the bad dreams would disintegrate with the rising sun.

Nokonanamis Design wanted to bring the beauty and design of these sacred hoops into contemporary, artistic expression while continuing to respect and honour its origins. All of our Dream Catchers are made with good thoughts and are smudged before shipping. However, as they may be handled by a number of individuals throughout the shipping process, we do recommend that you smudge it again prior to hanging it up. Miigwetch!