| April 28, 2005 |
Previous | Next |
Lakota Winter Counts
In  this day of blogs, Blackberries, and laptops, imagine if we said: You can only mark the passage of time with one image -- per year. The Lakota, a Native American tribe from the northern Plains, did just that. They kept careful calendars, also called "winter counts," in which they recorded the events of each year with a single drawing. This Smithsonian site brims with pictures from their winter counts. You can scroll through image after image in the overview section; slowly examine single pictographs close-up; or look at copies of calendars that stretch for decades, some by artists like The Flame, Lone Dog, or Battiste Good. The site even offers a "My Winter Counts" area where you can collect your favorite images and email them to yourself -- for later viewing pleasure on your laptop. (in Cultures and Groups) |
|
Email this Pick
Save to del.icio.us
Save to My Web
Digg This
|
|
|
|
|
