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| P.J. |
Posted - June 06 2006 : 3:39:32 PM
does anyone know the significence to the nose ring in woodland culture?...thanks... |
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| Obediah |
Posted - October 10 2006 : 12:28:35 AM
Funny, I've seen at least one original painting of Mowhawks with wire-wrapped ears. I'll pass, thank you very much. |
| alikws |
Posted - June 14 2006 : 4:38:12 PM
have a friend who is the most heavily tatooed person i know [traditional, not flaming skulls &c] - he had his nose pierced, said it hurt ' like a mo[censored]er', so not to cry out is a test.... wire wrapped ears was more of an ohio valley thing, not seen in the northeast...
in 'indian in the cupboard', the pierced and slightly stretched lobes are prosthetic, but look quite good - that is another movie that had good people in props,casting and costuming....
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| YoungNative |
Posted - June 13 2006 : 5:39:38 PM
Often times, it was a sign of becoming a man, i've seen documentation that says the natives mother pirrerces his nose upon reaching the age of becoming a man. He's nto allowed to cry out in pain, as thats a sign of weakness. Probably the best reason is vanity. Natives were vain and liked to show off silver as a sign of wealth, that they traded furs for the silver.
Or it could aso be that I've found it's fun if u have something sweet to drink that u can lick ur nose rig for hours and it still tastes like the drink. Maybe thats why they wore them. jk :-)
Mto be more period correct as far as earing would be to slit the outside skin of the actors ears and use copper wirinng or hoops to stretch the skin out, but i dont think the actors would go for that :-)
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| alikws |
Posted - June 09 2006 : 12:53:05 PM
more then a few period accounts describing use of shiny stuff dangling infront of holes in your head to discourage spiritual parasites and the like from entering there...
btw, sign of the times (early 90's) lots of indians (notably uncas) in the movie have onlu one ear pierced, not sure if it is actor preference or a directors call, history speaks diferently... |
| paazau |
Posted - June 07 2006 : 04:28:49 AM
Hi PJ,
No sorry, I don't. But Amazon.com has "A Native American Encyclopedia : History, Culture, and Peoples" which has references to nose rings in it. Maybe you can get this or a similar book at your local library or 2nd hand bookstore.... Good luck!!
Shaz |
| Irishgirl |
Posted - June 06 2006 : 10:46:44 PM
Don't know anything about the significance of it but it sure looks hot on "Wildcat" in "Follow The River". |
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