lookingmart Feather Dream Catcher  (16 inch, Blue)

WHAT IS Wall Hanging? In many Native American tribes, a Wall Hanging is a handmade willow hoop woven to a web or literally, a net. A Wall Hanging also includes such features as feathers and beads. They are traditionally suspended on cradles as a form of armour and protection. Sometimes referred to as "Sacred Hoops", Wall Hanging were traditionally used as talismans to protect sleeping people, usually children, from bad dreams and nightmares. Native Americans believe that the night air is filled with dreams, both good and bad. When hung above the bed in a place where the morning sunlight can hit it, the Wall Hanging attracts and catches all sorts of dreams and thoughts into its webs. Good dreams pass through and gently slide down the feathers to comfort the sleeper below. Bad dreams, however, are caught up in its protective net and destroyed, burned up in the light of day.