One of the more enduring symbols of Native American culture in the United States is the dream catcher. Widely assumed, given its name, to relate only to our dreams, in Native American culture the dream catcher is actually a symbol of many things. Today, the 2017 1 oz Silver Niue Apache Dream Catcher Coin is available to you online at Silver.com.
Dec 23, 2020 This colorful 1 oz. 99.9% pure silver proof coin features a handmade silver filigree (in a transparent capsule), crafted to look like the web of an Apache 'dream catcher'. On the reverse, feathers drape from the web, which is suspended before a colorful sunset. Nov 03, 2017 The Dream Catcher: RMD Garage’s ’58 Chevy Apache streettrucks November 3, 2017 Features 0 Comments 0 Don’t dream it, build it is RMD Garage’s catch phrase, and the talented team there has definitely done that with this ’58 Chevy Apache fleet-side.
Coin Highlights:
- Ships to you in a protective display box with Certificate of Authenticity.
- Consists of One Troy ounce of .999 fine silver.
- Face value of $2 (NZD) is fully backed by Niue’s government.
- Obverse includes the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Reverse features the image of an Apache dreamcatcher.
- Beautiful colorized proof coin!
The primary design feature of the 2017 1 oz Silver Niue Apache Dream Catcher Coin is that of a dream catcher. Although the engravings on this coin read “Apache Dream Catcher,” the concept of the dream catcher actually originated with the Ojibwe tribes.
Apache Dreamcatcher Story
Ojibwe people would make their dream catcher as hand-woven willow hoops with decorative items such as beads and feathers. One of the original uses of the dream catcher was as a tool for signs of a bountiful harvest. If the feathers ruffled more than 5 times in one night, a bountiful harvest was sure to come.
The use of the dream catcher by other tribal nations occurred slowly at first, spreading from Ojibwe territories to other tribes through intermarriage and trade. It wasn’t until the 1960s and 1970s that the Pan-Indian Movement spread it to all tribes, where today it stands as a symbol of unity and identification among Native American and First Nation tribes in North America.
On the reverse of all 2017 1 oz Silver Niue Apache Dream Catcher Coins is the image of a dream catcher, with a woven inset in the coin’s design on a beautifully colorized background field. The hues of red, orange and yellow paint the scene of a desert sunset in the American Southwest, where the Apache tribes have long occupied stretches of New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and parts of three states in Mexico.
Dream Catcher Meaning To Print
The obverse of the 2017 1 oz Silver Niue Apache Dream Catcher Coin includes the right-profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Created in 1998 by Ian Rank-Broadley, this image is the fourth-generation depiction of the Queen since she ascended to the throne in 1952. She is the longest reigning monarch now in British history.
All 2017 1 oz Silver Niue Apache Dream Catcher Coins are available to you inside of protective display boxes, which house your coin for safety and protect it from damage. With your purchase you also receive a numbered Certificate of Authenticity to validate the content and quality of your coin.
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Dreamcatcher – Some consider the dreamcatcher a symbol of unity among the various Indian Nations, and a general symbol of identification with Native American or First Nations cultures.
Apache Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatchers are an authentic American Indian tradition from the Ojibway (Chippewa) tribe. A dreamcatcher is a based on a hoop (traditionally of willow), on which is woven a net or web of sinew in a somewhat similar pattern to how the Ojibway tied webbing for snowshoes. A “dream-catcher” was hung in the sleeping area as a charm to protect children from nightmares. A legend holds that a dreamcatcher filters a person’s dreams, letting through the good ones and trapping bad dreams in the web. Some believe that a dreamcatcher can help us remember our dreams.
Dreamcatchers are often decorated with personal and sacred items such as feathers, totems and beads. While these additions may make a dreamcatcher appealing and add to them as a work of art, it is suggested by some that such ornaments are not appropriate on dreamcatchers used for “catching dreams” as they could interfere with the spiraling motion of the web and can cause disturbing dreams.
Generally, a dreamcatcher is suspended near the place where you sleep, on the wall, or perhaps from a lampshade or bedpost.
Mandala – Sometimes misspelled mandalla or mandella, it is from the Sanskrit, circle. A mandala is a circular image or item with ritualistic geometric designs that link to and are symbolic of the universe. Used mostly in Hinduism and Buddhism, a mandala is similar to a dreamcatcher but it has no web. Instead, the circle is filled with designs or can be filled with yarn, feathers, fur and usually has feathers hanging from the bottom. A mandala is something you use as an aid in meditation or hang for prosperity and good fortune on a door or wall inside your office, home, hogan, or tipi.
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