This past weekend I took a trip to the Boston Museum of Science to see the Harry Potter Exhibition (which was amazing and awesome and anyone who is a fan should go see it…but I digress), and since our tickets got us into the rest of the museum, we wandered around the galleries a bit. I didn’t even have my …
Random Appropriation of the Day!
Billabong shirt at TJ Maxx.
Ilka Hartmann Photography
I was pointed to this link via Julia on Twitter (thanks!), and I absolutely love Hartmann’s images. She has a large collection of photos on her site, not just of Natives, but I think her most striking images are the ones of urban Indians and AIM leaders from the 1970’s and early 80’s. I also love that most of the …
Native Link Roundup
(image via www.kdvr.com) Push for American Indian garb at CSU game draws fire Students and administrators at Colorado State University will meet today to talk about a Facebook posting that encouraged fans to wear war paint and feathers to a basketball game this Saturday.CSU sophomore Ben Margolit asked that CSU fans wear the American Indian garb at the men’s …
Look what I found in the bottom of my purse…
I had forgotten I’d grabbed a stir stick from the bar at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. It had been skewering an orange in my beer in a previous life. Previous post: Appropriations at Disney World Part 3: Disney’s Wilderness Lodge: http://nativeappropriations.blogspot.com/2010/01/appropriations-at-disney-world-part-3.html
You too can own your very own Tommy Tomahawk!
For the low price of $699.99 (It’s on sale!). The description: This Indian Brave Mascot Costume gives a boost to your school spirit. Shindigz is your place to find the fiercest and most affordable mascot costumes. Fierce AND affordable. http://www.shindigz.com/party/Indian-Mascot.cfm (Thanks Scott!)
The Strange Case of the Hipster Headdress
(anyone know the source? I love this!) I think the graphic above (which I totally want on a shirt) sums it up well, but am I the only one who is baffled by the hipster headdress phenomenon? I’ve been trying to break it down, thinking back to the hippies of the past–connections to nature, to the mystical, against the …
Random Appropriation of the Day!
via peopleofwalmart.com. The pink hat is a nice addition. (Thanks Desi!)
Random Appropriation of the Day! (Holiday Edition)
Via Regretsy.com (one of my favorite blogs, it finds weird handmade things for sale on Etsy.com). In case you can’t read it, the description says: An original painting on leather with acrylic paint. Tracy Rose Moyers hand-crafted and hand-painted this Native American Shield. A Native American shield is based on the Warrior’s shield. A good shield was believed capable of …
Random Appropriation of the Day!
“Headdress Bobby Pins” from lulus.com. Description reads: Dress up those lovely locks with our Headdress Bobby Pins! Choose from a pair of either pewter or brass pins for a cute new look. Features a chieftain coin at the tip of a 2″ long pin. Coin has a .5″ diameter. Comes in a set of two. Man made materials. Imported. Headdress …