Procedures
Between the marketing operations of luxury brands, the controversies and confusion of cyclist Thierry Frémaux, sometimes interesting things still happen at the Cannes Film Festival. On May 20, the climb of the steps of the team of the film Killers of the Flower Moon, by Martin Scorsese, was an opportunity to highlight both the history of the Osage nation, victim of a terrible series of murders in the 1920s in Oklahoma, only some exciting Native American clothing traditions.
Venerable Weaving
On the steps of the Palace, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, was the leader of the Osage nation, the so-called Geoffrey Standing Bear, proudly accessorized with a multicolored blanket. At the beginning of the 20th century, these pieces woven by the Pendleton Woolen Mills, with patterns and colors inspired by the art of traditional weaving, became real fetishes among the Amerindians, used as currency of exchange but especially as ornaments on special occasions. . A century later, nothing has changed.
battle hair
To the right of Geoffrey Standing Bear was Yancey Red Corn, another member of the Osage nation, also an actor in Martin Scorsese’s film. At the top of the stairs, the latter had chosen to accompany his blanket with a beige fedora from which two braids emerged, also full of meaning. For the Amerindians, they materialize in men the pride of their identity. They traditionally decorated them with feathers when going into battle and cut them off as a sign of mourning.
feather people
To the left of Leonardo DiCaprio, actress Tantoo Cardinal, a descendant of the Cree nation, also proudly displayed her roots. Her dress, made by Native American designer Patricia Michaels, was adorned with feathers that were as visually imposing as they were symbolically. Thus, among the Amerindians, the feather embodies pell-mell honor, strength and wisdom. Materially and metaphorically, fallen from her bird, she is like a gift from heaven.
Philosophical Stone
That day, Tantoo Cardinal wore a bracelet adorned with an imposing turquoise. There too, nothing out of the ordinary. Because it changes color depending on its environment, this stone is considered alive by Native Americans and was long surrounded by many beliefs. Used to treat wounds, communicate with the deities or even influence the weather, turquoise served as the “stone of life”. Let’s admit it: there was life, that day, at the top of the steps of the Palace.
