2006-08-16 07:37:22 · 4 answers · asked by Jason R 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
A feather is given in recognition of an accomplishment. If you went to college and came back successfully with a degree you may be given a feather.
In other places it is different.
(For the Yanomami of Brazil for example see below)
Feathers are a very important custom for most of the Indians in the rainforests. Feathers may be worn on the head, on the upper arm, or in the earlobes. The feathers are used to express the relationship between man and animal, social status, or just personality of the individual. For the Yanomani, all things contain life. The earth, ground, water, trees, animals, and humans are all equal. Feathers mean change, so when a person dies, they are usually used in the funeral. When a person is covered in feathers, it means a release from the world. If a feather is covered in blood, the feather will lose it's power. The Indians use broad tipped area to knock the bird down, take the feather, then the bird is free to fly off again. In the Yanomani tribe, parrots are caught and made tame, so that they can use the tail feathers from the birds.
2006-08-16 08:53:50 · answer #1 · answered by Kirk M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bigger the bird, the bigger the feather, the bigger and more powerful the warrior. It's a status thing. Everything from the colors to the kinds of birds that the feathers came from to the size.
2006-08-16 16:01:51 · answer #2 · answered by Hannah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barbra Walters asked that question years ago and found out that one feather is one wife, when she got to the chief with a full headdress, she said, "oh deer", chief said, "no, run to fast, butt to high"..
2006-08-16 15:05:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means their status i think?
2006-08-16 15:00:08 · answer #4 · answered by ♥nanichica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋