{"product_id":"9781770859098","title":"Dream Catchers","description":"\u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\"The more elaborate specimens are full-fledged works of art.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  -- Globe and Mail Christmas List 2012   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\"A stunning presentation.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  -- Winnipeg free Press   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Now in paperback with a new design.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Considered the definitive book on dream catchers, this book is for all readers that want to learn about these important symbols in Native American tradition. It features close-up photographs of dream catchers; covers their history, legends, lore and cultural symbolism; and presents a stunning collection of dream catchers that are at once craft and high art. The text is suitable for a popular audience while also thorough, rigorous and valuable in research. This edition has been redesigned with a new jacket.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The exact genesis of dream catchers is unknown and origin stories vary as do beliefs about how they work. One legend has it that a medicine woman made a circle from a willow branch and used sinew to weave a spider-web pattern across the hoop. The circular talisman was hung over the bed of a sick child where it would \"catch\" bad dreams and protect the child, or it would catch good dreams to bless the child. However it worked, the child would recover by morning. Purchasers of dream catchers might find such a story attached to it.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Dream catchers made by artists and artisans vary in their design and decoration, and range from craft to high art. Making dream catchers is a popular project for craft groups; conversely, dream catchers are exhibited at museum and galleries where they can fetch a high price.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Each element of a dream catcher carries a meaning and function, and these are discussed in the book.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e Part 1: Legend and Distribution -- Origins; Algonquian Cultures; Dreaming \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e Part 2: Net Charms -- Power in Lines and Knots; Non-Algonquian Cultures; Dream Catchers Today \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e Part 3: Scale -- Fascination with \"Indians\"; Marketing; Artists and Manufacturing; The Future. \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cp\u003e  More than 40 color photographs feature contemporary dream catchers and artifacts with captions that identify and comment on the different patterns and their significance. The book features original works by Nick Huard, who creates dream catchers in his studio in Kahnawake near Montreal.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cath Oberholtzer (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2017-02-21","offer_id":46011336458495,"sku":"9781770859098","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_06a54a7b-7b0b-427b-913c-ac0293bd05c7.jpg?v=1723050162","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781770859098","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}