A dush-toh, also spelled dush-too, dush-tooh, or dush-tuh, is a customary Caddo hair ornament worn by girls and women during dances, particularly the Turkey Dance. [1] Neighboring tribes, such as the Kickapoo and Delaware, have similar women's hair ornaments.

2024年9月24日 · In these works, the dush-toh, a traditional and ceremonial Caddo hairpiece worn by women and girls has offered her evocative new meanings. Below, Halfmoon takes us along on her journey to Earthworks in Ohio with her mother, to the stables where she visits her horses, and into ceremonial moments in Caddo culture. Raven Halfmoon, NDN Rockstar (2024).

2024年8月29日 · RH: The stone sculpture has a head piece called a dush-toh, which is what women wear, and we’re one of only two tribes where women wear the dush-toh when we dance. It’s part of our regalia, and so she’s wearing it, and she has fully long hair, and then it’s the same with the bronze piece.

2024年9月23日 · In these works, the dush-toh, a traditional and ceremonial Caddo hairpiece worn by women and girls has offered her evocative new meanings. Below, Halfmoon takes us along on her journey to Earthworks in Ohio with her mother, to the stables where she visits her horses, and into ceremonial moments in Caddo culture.

Dush-toh I, 2023 is named after the customary Caddo hair ornament worn by girls and women in ceremonial dance, particularly the Turkey Dance. This head piece is beautifully sculpted down the back of both a stoneware and granite sculpture.

2011年3月27日 · Atop the dancer’s head may be a dush-toh, an hourglass-shaped hairpiece decorated with silver and beadwork, with ribbon streamers that flow from the bottom of the hourglass to the skirt’s hem. The dush-toh allows each dancer to express her creativity and individuality; the tiny bells often found at the end of a dush-toh ’s streamer ensure ...

2024年10月4日 · Complementing these awe-inspiring sculptures are additional new works that dive into the interrelation of textile culture and womanhood, with works adorned with a dush-toh, a traditional Caddo hairpiece worn by women and girls during ceremonial dances, embodying the timeless spirit of female empowerment.

2024年1月26日 · Halfmoon’s Dush toh Dancing, 2022, does just that, presenting the head of a Caddo woman, her neck and part of her face daubed with a bright red glaze. The title refers to the traditional hair ornament worn during dances. Like Halfmoon, Norman Akers (Osage Nation) draws on his tribal heritage as a source for material.

A dush-toh, also spelled dush-too, dush-tooh, or dush-tuh, is a traditional Caddo hair ornament worn by girls and women during dances, particularly the Turkey Dance. [1] A dush-toh consists of an embellished, butterfly- or hourglass-shaped frame that is worn on the back of the head with ribbons that flow down the back, almost to the ground.

Dush-toh Dancing by Raven Halfmoon - Stoneware, glaze - 16 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches | Ross + Kramer Gallery