Meaning Of Colors For Indigenous Indians

Meaning Of Colors For Indigenous Indians

Photographer: Ray Gutierrez 
Model: Lucy Cronkite (who has native American / Sioux tribe roots and wears our Turquoise Native American Headdress - 75cm) 

Two of our favorite colors to create Indian Headdress with are without any doubt blue and green. However, we are even more in love with the colors when both are mixed together - turquoise and aqua. These two colors are literally our all-time favorites, especially when it comes to creating our Native American headdresses. You can find them put together here.

Talking about colors, we want to write a bit about the importance and meaning of colors for the indigenous Indians, not only when it comes to Indian Headdresses.

Many of the images that show Native Americans makes us realize that the war paint they used on their bodies was also used to decorate their horses. However color was not only used during battle to represent war symbols or to just impress their enemies, they also used it for rituals and dances. 

Since we’re in love with the blues and the greens, we wanted to share what these colors symbolized and meant for the Native Americans. Blue represented wisdom and confidence while green symbolized endurance. The latter color was also associated with harmony and was thought to have had special healing powers.