Kachina

Joan has in her collection a beautiful work by Kevin and Shawn Godomski, an Ojibway couple. Of the Golden Eagle they say the following:

The Golden Eagle – The totem of the eagle, with its ability to soar to great heights and to see far from this vantage point, generally represents leadership. Other characteristics the eagle is said to posses are courage and foreknowledge. Among bird clans, the eagle, along with the crane, are thought to be the most aristocratic. The Medicine Eagle Staff is showing the colors of the four winds – white in the north; yellow in the East; red in the South; and black in the West. He carries this to show his leadership in the tribe. The turtle represents the awesome power of the West wind where storms arise and war begins.