A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In some Native American cultures, a typical dreamcatcher was a handmade hanging ornament consisting of a woven net in a circle and certain freely hanging feathers, beads, or ribbons. The Native tribes attributed specific magical properties to dreamcatchers,
Each part of the catcher has its function.
Left: Dreamcatcher; Right: Boy Chief - Ojibway (1843) - Image credit: George Catlin, Painter, American, 1796 - 1872. Paul Mellon Collection CC0 1.0
This unusual ornament, which many consider a kind of amulet, originates in North America. Tribal Indians invented it and attributed dreamcatchers the secret power to protect against bad dreams and other negative influences.
These people also believed the charms had magic powers that could turn away evil influences or harm, averting the evil eye and deflecting misfortune. Bad dreams could be filtered through the catcher's net and then, along with the first rays of the sun, flow down freely on the feathers and become annihilated.
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