Dreamcatcher Wall Hanging Tapestry, 54 X 82 Inch (Twin)

Dreamcatcher Wall Hanging Tapestry, 54 X 82 Inch (Twin). Dream Catchers got their start in the Ojibwa (Chippewa) Nation. Over time, though, they caught on with most other Native American people. Today, they often serve as a symbol of Native American culture in general. Dream Catchers were hung above the beds of sleeping children to protect them from bad dreams and evil spirits. Legends held that the spider web design of the dream catcher would allow goods dreams to pass through and float down the hanging beads and feathers to sleeping children. Bad dreams, however, would be caught in the web. As the first rays of the morning light hit the dream catcher, the bad dreams would disappear. Children sleeping under a dream catcher would thus be protected from nightmares.