HOME | DD

Description
an older face paint design i used a few years back before settling into "my look"lol.
why do we paint our face??(along with is that your REAL hair and what does the paint/colors mean?are the most commen questions we get!lol)
well..let me tell you what i was told by the elders;
the meanings are as varied and personal as the dancers wearing them.sometimes they come as visions and dreams,others choose them as dictated by tribal custom(as some designs belong to certain dances.for example;i was told never to use dots if i was to perform a grass dance.)another example would be the buffalo dance face painting,which may only be used during the buffalo dance.
still others choose them for aesthetic reasons.
a commen belief is that on the battlefield if two warriors,and enimies faces painted killed each other they would enter the spirit world faces unpainted and be friends with no animosity towards one another.something to think about eh??

Description
an older face paint design i used a few years back before settling into "my look"lol.
why do we paint our face??(along with is that your REAL hair and what does the paint/colors mean?are the most commen questions we get!lol)
well..let me tell you what i was told by the elders;
the meanings are as varied and personal as the dancers wearing them.sometimes they come as visions and dreams,others choose them as dictated by tribal custom(as some designs belong to certain dances.for example;i was told never to use dots if i was to perform a grass dance.)another example would be the buffalo dance face painting,which may only be used during the buffalo dance.
still others choose them for aesthetic reasons.
a commen belief is that on the battlefield if two warriors,and enimies faces painted killed each other they would enter the spirit world faces unpainted and be friends with no animosity towards one another.something to think about eh??