By: Robin Payton

Traditional Indian patterns #2



r r r   r r r                           r - red, G - DARK green
  G G G   G G G                         o - orange, b - brown
    o o o   o o o                                   > - silver
      G G G   G G G                       > > >         or grey
        r r r   r r r                       > > >
    b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b > >
      b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b > > >
    b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b > >
        r r r   r r r                       > > >
      G G G   G G G                       > > >
    o o o   o o o
  G G G   G G G
r r r   r r r

Arrow of Power - This arrow is used to show the direction of energy flow. In
the "Chain of Being" loom piece that I did, the direction always pointed down
to show energy directed from Sun to Thunderbird to Man to me.  In a Circle
piece, I would have included another arrow pointing back to the Sun.  In all
the symbols, colors, patterns and numbers are significant to the piece I was
working.  It is *alright* to change things for your own significant reasons!
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G - DARK green        G       G         Man - This is one of *many*
= - green             G G   G G         possible symbols for Man or
* - turquoise         G = G = G         Mankind.  Note that the Sun
r - metallic red      G = = = G         colors are repeated in the
Y - yellow            G = = = G         inner portion of the Man symbol.
b - black             G G G G G         They are also used somewhat in
                                                the Thunderbird, but
            G G G G   * b b b *   G G G G       NOT in the Arrow.
              G = G   b r r r b   G = G         There is also a new
                G G   b r Y r b   G G           color/shade added with
              G = G   b r r r b   G = G         the Man symbol which is
            G G G G   * b b b *   G G G G       echoed in the Arrow.

                      G G G G G                 With these four symbols
                      G = = = G                 several statements are
                      G = = = G                 possible, but there are
                      G = G = G                 many other symbols, also.
                      G G   G G
                      G       G