An Essay for an Art History Class on Native American Folklore Art Specifically Dream Catchers

Have you ever a nightmare? Are you a victim of night terrors? The American Indian people believe that the dream catchers can cure all of your nightmares, bad dreams, or night terrors.
A dream catcher is a tool that the American Indians use to get rid of the bad dreams and to keep the good ones around. It is said to move freely in the night air and catch the dreams that float by it. The good dreams are the ones that slip through the hole in the center. It is believed that they then slide down to the feathers and are released into the night air to be dreamed another night.…