Editing Crow people (section)

=== Attire ===
The Crow wore clothing distinguished by gender. Women wore dresses made of [[deer]] and [[Bison|buffalo]] hide, decorated with [[elk]] teeth or shells. They covered their legs with leggings during winter and their feet with [[moccasin]]s. Crow women wore their hair in two braids. Male clothing usually consisted of a shirt, trimmed leggings with a belt, a long [[breechcloth]], and moccasins. Robes made from the furred hide of a bison were often worn in winter. Leggings were either made of animal hide which the Crow made for themselves or made of wool which were highly valued trade items made specifically for Indians in Europe. Their hair was worn long, in some cases reaching the ground.<ref>[http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/html/catlin/letter8.html Letter No. 8] [[George Catlin]] "...most of them were over six feet high and very many of these have cultivated their natural hair to such an almost incredible length, that it sweeps the ground as they walk; there are frequent instances of this kind among them, and in some cases, a foot or more it will drag on the grass as they walk, giving exceeding grace and beauty their movements. They usually oil their Hair with a profusion of [[Bear's grease|bear grease]] every morning"</ref> The Crow are famous for often wearing their hair in a [[pompadour (hairstyle)|pompadour]] which was often colored with white paint. Crow men were notable for wearing two hair pipes made from beads on both sides of their hair. Men often wore their hair in two braids wrapped in the fur of beavers or otters. Bear grease was used to give shine to hair. Stuffed birds were often worn in the hair of warriors and medicine men. Like other plains Indians the Crow wore feathers from eagles, crows, owls, and other birds in their hair for symbolic reasons. The Crow wore a variety of headdresses including the famous [[war bonnet|eagle feather headdress]], bison scalp headdress with horns and beaded rim, and split horn headdress. The split horn headdress is made from a single bison horn split in half and polished into two nearly identical horns which were attached to a leather cap and decorated with feathers and beadwork. Traditional clothing worn by the Crow is still worn today with varying degrees of regularity.

The Crow are well known for their intercut beadwork. They adorned basically every aspect of their lives with these beads, giving special attention to ceremonial and ornamental items. Their clothing, horses, cradles, ornamental and ceremonial gear, in addition to leather cases of all shapes, sizes and uses were decorated in beadwork.<ref name="To Honor the Crow People">{{cite book|last=Powell|first=P|title=To Honor the Crow People|year=1988|publisher=Foundation for the Preservation of American Indian Art and Culture, Inc.|location=Chicago}}</ref> They gave reverence to the animals they ate by using as much of it as they could. The leather for their clothing, robes and pouches were created from the skin of buffalo, deer and elk. The work was done by the tribeswomen, with some being considered experts and were often sought by the younger, less experienced women for design and symbolic advice.<ref name="Crow Indian Art">{{cite book|last=Lowie|first=R|title=Crow Indian Art|year=1922|publisher=Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History|location=New York}}</ref> The Crow are an innovative people and are credited with developing their own style of stitch-work for adhering beads. This stitch, which is now called the overlay, is still also known as the "Crow Stitch".<ref name="To Honor the Crow People" /> In their beadwork, geometric shapes were primarily used with triangles, diamonds and hour-glass structures being the most prevalent. A wide range of colors were utilized by the Crow, but blues and various shades of pink were the most dominantly used. To intensify or to draw out a certain color or shape, they would surround that figure or color in a white outline.<ref name="To Honor the Crow People" />

The colors chosen were not just merely used to be aesthetically pleasing, but rather had a deeper symbolic meaning. Pinks represented the various shades of the rising sun with yellow being the East the origin of the sun's arrival.<ref name="To Honor the Crow People" /> Blues are symbolic of the sky; red represented the setting sun or the West; green symbolizing mother earth, black the slaying of an enemy<ref name="Crow Indian Art" /> and white representing clouds, rain or sleet.<ref name="To Honor the Crow People" /> Although most colors had a common symbolism, each piece's symbolic significance was fairly subjective to its creator, especially when in reference to the individual shapes. One person's triangle might symbolize a teepee, a spear head to a different individual or a range of mountains to yet another. Regardless of the individual significance of each piece, the Crow People give reverence to the land and sky with the symbolic references found in the various colors and shapes found on their ornamental gear and even clothing.<ref name="To Honor the Crow People" />

Some of the clothing that the Crow decorated with beads included robes, vests, pants, shirts, moccasins and various forms of celebratory and ceremonial gear. In addition to creating a connection with the land, from which they are a part, the various shapes and colors reflected one's standing and achievements. For example, if a warrior were to slay, wound or disarm an enemy, he would return with a blackened face.<ref name="Crow Indian Art" /> The black color would then be incorporated in the clothing of that man, most likely in his war attire. A beaded robe, which was often given to a bride to be, could take over a year to produce and was usually created by the bride's mother-in-law or another female relative-in-law. These robes were often characterized by a series of parallel horizontal lines, usually consisting of light blue. The lines represented the young women's new role as a wife and mother; also the new bride was encouraged to wear the robe at the next ceremonial gathering to symbolize her addition and welcoming to a new family.<ref name="To Honor the Crow People" /> In modern times, the Crow still often decorate their clothing with intricate bead designs for powwow and everyday clothing.

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File:Holds The Enemy- Crow Indian-E.A Burbank.jpg|Painting of Holds The Enemy, a Crow warrior with split horn headdress and beaded wool leggings by [[Elbridge Ayer Burbank|E. A. Burbank]]
File:Hó-ra-tó-a, a Brave.jpg|Hó-ra-tó-a, a Crow warrior with headdress, bison robe, and hair reaching the ground. Painted by [[George Catlin]], [[Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site|Fort Union]] 1832.
File:Crow moccasins white with beadwork of red flowers.JPG|Crow [[moccasins]]
File:Crow beaded moccasins from around 1940.JPG|Crow [[moccasins]], {{circa|1940}}
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