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Interesting Facts about American Indian Dolls

Native American children would often make dolls for the sole purpose of playing with them. Girls would donate their own hair for the dolls while boys would skin animals and use the hide for clothing.
Since available materials varied from tribe to tribe, the dolls would vary as well. Almost every Indian tribe has included doll making as part of their art.
Dolls with hide dresses and moccasins adorned with beads were typical of 19th century Plains Indian dolls. Some Northern Plains Indian tribes would use metal to construct the dolls while Crow Indian dolls were sometimes made of wood or cloth. Inuit dolls were often dressed in fur while palmetto leaves were used to make dolls in the Seminole tribe.

GLOSSARY

the sole purpose единственная цель

to donate пожертвовать

to skin animals снимать шкуру с животных

hide шкура

available доступный

adorned with beads украшенный бисером

EXERCISES

1 .Guess the meaning of the words:

Moccasins, to construct, metal, Seminole tribe; typical.

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2. Translate from English into Russian:

Donate their own hair; skin animals and use the hide for clothing; hide dresses and moccasins adorned with beads; use metal; made of wood or cloth; fur.

3. Translate from Russian into English:

С единственный целью, доступные материалы, изготовление кукол, типичный, ткань.

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4. Find the sentences from the text with verbs in Past Indefinite Passive.

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Read the text again and answer these questions

What kind of dolls were typical of 19 century Plains Indian dolls?

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What tribe used palmetto leaves to make dolls?

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A brief glance at Native American Indian Dolls: from East to West

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Native American Indian Kachina (Katsina) Dolls

Kachina dolls were carved from wood and were painted with different colors and decorations.
The Hopi Indians were the first Native Americans to create the Kachina dolls. They were made to represent different spirits and were given to children in order to help them understand the significance of each spirit.
There were many different types of Kachina dolls to represent the many different spiritual, religious and cultural aspects of Native American Indian life.
During annual ceremonies males would dance and impersonate the various kachinas while wearing masks. Some kachinas were gods, some were animals and some were even deceased tribal members. During the ceremony children would receive kachina dolls of their own as well as other offerings such as sweets and rattles.