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Hand-Painted Lakota Mandellas

Horse Spirit Mandella
This colorful mandella is hand-painted on leather and honors the Horse Spirit. The background is turquoise and buttery yellow with a dark red accent. Laced to a doe skin wrapped frame and adorned with doe skin drops, glass crow beads, metal beads and cones, horse hair and spent cartridges.
DREA60 - Horse Spirit Mandella 10,50 cm ... $ 39.95

Mandellas - 15,25 cm - $ 42.95 each The Four Directions Mandella The Four Directions represents the different paths that our lives take. The path of doing good deeds or the path of doing evil deeds. The center space is the place where we all must stand at one time or another in our lives and where we have to choose, at that exact moment, which path to take - the path of doing good or the path of evil. The Many Directions Mandella It represents the many directions and paths that our lives take, much like the many directions of the blowing wind. All paths lead to but two paths - the path of doing good deeds and the path of doing bad deeds. The Many North Star Mandella This mandella calls attention to the night sky with all it's wonders.
DREA61 - Four Directions	DREA62 - Many Directions	DREA63 - North Star

Buffalo Hunt Mandella
This Mandella shows running buffalo and flying arrows and represents a Buffalo Hunt. The American Buffalo was honored and respected and this mandella is just one more way of honoring that great animal. The Plains Indians used the buffalo for food, clothing, lodging and many items used in every day living. This mandella is hand-painted on red leather and measures approximately 15 x 36 inches. The hoop is wrapped in doe skin and the piece is adorned with buffalo hair, legal goose feathers, glass and metal beads and doe skin and trade cloth drops.
DREA68 - Buffalo Hunt Mandella 35,50 cm ... $ 89.98

First Rain Bird Society Mandella
The raven, with it's loud and piercing call, predicted the coming of the storm and the swallows appeared to be doing a special dance in the sky as they welcomed the return of the sunshine after the rain. Both are shown here. Hand-painted on cream colored leather and laced to a frame wrapped in doe skin. Adorned with doe skin drops, glass and metal beads and various feathers. Approx.size 15 x 34 inches.
DREA69 - First Rain Society Mandella .. $ 89.98