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(5pp)Most indigenous peoples have a similar symbology
which gives them a framework for their own personal
movement in the Universe. Their life is related to
the seasons, their brothers - the four legged, and
the natural elements of earth, fire wind and water.
It is natural that the expression of these
constants vary since they are a reflection of the
geographic world around them. In this discussion
we will look for similarities of two geographically
diverse groups, the Mimbres and the Sioux.
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the seasons, their brothers - the four legged, and the natural elements of earth, fire wind and water. It is natural that the expression of these constants vary since
they are a reflection of the geographic world around them. In this discussion we will look for similarities of two geographically diverse groups, the Mimbres and the Sioux. The
Mimbres These remarkable paintings on pottery by these ancient and only recently named southwestern people, had been hidden from all human
knowledge for almost eight hundred years. In fact this particular art form did not even reach wide public knowledge until about World War II. Even the location of
this cultures stationary dwellings of these labeled the "first apartment buildings," were not well known until the early part of the twentieth century.
A great deal of scientific archeology was done in the Mimbres area during the 1920s, possibly motivated by a 1914 publication by Fewkes to all for
a clearer definition of the prehistory of the southwest. Very little happened for almost forty years, as Mimbres art became a more valuable commodity on the world art market;
professional looting of ancient sites for resale, prompted more rapid protection (Brody 5). The Sioux The Sioux were nomads, who related their life to the migrations of the buffalo through
the grasslands of the Great Plains from the Canadian province of Alberta to Arkansas (http://www.siouxpottery.com/info/aboutsp.htm. In the secular world, ruling positions were usually hereditary. In the holy world,
the shaman was seen as keeper of "tribal memories and lore," (Hassrick 155) the spiritual guardian and guide of his people. Symbolism For some cultures their is no word
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