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Winnipeg, MB
R2W 2L5, CANADA
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9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Phone : 1.204.586.8057
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Fax : 1.204.582.8397
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The most beautiful tinkling sound, like that of rain on a tin roof, can be heard at most powwows these days. Thanks to the lovely Jingle Dress Dance, people in attendance can be blessed by a healing ceremony of the Native American variety. The Jingle Dress Dance originated among the Ojibwe people long ago.
Though frequently utilized for healing ceremonies, the Jingle Dress is also done in competitions nationwide. The regalia is a very colorful and bright one, decorated with beadwork, ribbons, paint, or appliqués and worn with matching barrettes, purse, leggings, and moccasins. The dress itself gleams with row after row of jingles numbering into the several hundreds. The jingles are typically made of the lids from snuff cans. The lids are rolled into bell shapes and sewn very closely together onto the dress by ribbons. As each cone is attached, a different prayer is spoken. The closeness of the jingles results in the lovely tinkling sound that is produced when the dancer is right in time with the drum. Info was found at this link: http://www.manataka.org/page685.html |
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