The turkey is sacred. He stands for bravery, sustanence, and something else. That is why I have used a turkey fan. I haven't gotten beads on my handle either. Maybe never! Val ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Re: Choctaw Dance Fan > No one can ever convince me that memories and just a sense of how things are > supposed to be, aren't passed down genetically. I made a fan about 2 years > ago and chose turkey feathers and used buckskin to wrap around it. I have > done little beading yet on it. I used 7 feathers. I have never heard of > (until now) a Choctaw dance fan. I would love to see pictures of others who > have made them. Yakoke. Vera > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > Choctaw Home Page: > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/index.htm >