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Native American Hopi Wedding Sash

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Clothing - Regalia Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 150.00 USD
Native American Hopi Wedding Sash
Native American Hopi Wedding Sash made by Abraham Bochinceonney, measures 102''L end to end which includes the fringe, comes with COA from Hubbell Trading Post in Ganado, AZ, FYI: ''The groom and other men in the Hopi community weave the bride's robe and sash sometimes called a ''rain sash,'' the long fringe symbolizes falling rain and the braided balls represent rain clouds. Hopi wedding ceremonies take years of planning and preparation to fulfill respective familial and cultural obligations. Among the many time-consuming, labor-intensive activities is weaving the bride's wedding sash. Presented to her with a robe and ears of corn after the actual wedding ceremony, the cotton sash is carefully rolled in a reed case. The sash's tassels hang out one side of the case, symbolizing the much-needed rain that sustains life for communities in the arid American Southwest.( Source: Peabody Essex Museum)”