Native american horses

Intéressant, la signification des symboles indiens peints sur les chevaux

Each week, National Geographic publishes hundreds of powerful images online. Here are 10 pictures from the past week that stood out to our photo editors.

For Native Americans, painting a warhorse was a sacred act that held power not only in the paints made from Nature but the painted symbols, too.In Native American cultures, horses meant power, wealth and survival. To paint a horse for battle or for a buffalo hunt was a sacred act, believed to enhance power for both horse and rider—spiritually and physically. It was serious business and could mean life or death.Although the symbolism of war horse painting was not monolithic across native…

Martin Grelle, Warrior’s Horse, oil/acrylic, 24 x 14.

Here is a collection of native American Indian horse names, along with their meanings. KEEGSQUAW: Algonquin : "virgin" ONATAH: Iroquois: "Daughter of the Earth and Corn Spirit" SHESHEBENS: Chippewa: "Small duck" PELIPA: Zuni: "lover of horses" OYA: Moquelumnan: "Called Forth" WICHAHPI: Sioux: "star" CHUMANI: Sioux : " dewdrops" ZIRACUNY: Kiowa: "Water Monster" PULES: Algonquin :...Read More

Brit West has tapped into her creativity to support Native Americans in need. While the world is attempting to adjust to the ever-evolving coronavirus situation, people of the Navajo Nation have been hit with financial struggle, leaving elders without provisions. Western designer and photographer Brit West has set out to use her artistic eye for a cause with the creation of her Photography for a Purpose project. West traveled to the picturesque Monument Valley to shoot Navajo people and…