Northern Minnesota Novelties Indian Symbols and their meanings

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GLC#
GLC09767.01-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1960
Author/Creator
Northern Minnesota Novelties
Title
Indian Symbols and their meanings
Place Written
Crosslake, Minnesota
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 8.8 cm, Width: 14 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Sixties

One postcard of Native American symbols published by Northern Minnesota Novelties dated 1960. Features various pictographs and their meanings. The pictographs are listed on an illustration of stretched hide. Some included pictographs are a large mountain meaning abundance, a rattlesnake jaw meaning strength, and a cactus flower meaning courtship. In the upper left corner of the image is a caricature of a Native American. The rear of the postcard is blank and features an explanation of the front reading, "The earliest writings of the American Indians were those of signs and symbols. These symbols are always apparent in their handicraft and jewelry."

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