Ceremonial events were an important part of the social life of Native Americans and the fan dance of the Blackfoot women was a powerful ceremony filled with emotion for all those who attended.
The animal hide dresses, primarily deer or elk, take months to create. The same is true of the beadwork that adorns her neck. The fan is a token of great importance and power and likely handed down from mother to daughter.
Fan Dancers were the most powerful women of the tribe, especially at the times of dance. No wonder they had a bit of attitude. Once their beautiful long hair was oiled and wrapped with otter skins, they must have felt the fullness of their sensual powers.
The daily drudgery of life and living is replaced for a few hours with the power and majesty of the Fan Dance. All the eyes of their tribe are riveted on them.
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