1. For Sale - In Stock
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Jingle Dress video (30 minutes) features powwow footage
of champion dancers competing in straight & side-step dance
contests. Footage from several Northern powwows, history &
evolution of the dance, and instructions on making a jingle dress.
DVD $20 + shipping |
2. Style & Pricing Information
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Items Shown Below Are Not For Sale 
Isa Bravescout (Otoe & Comanche) Gathering of Nations Grand Entry Photo Courtesty-Gathering of Nations 
McClelland Twins Sac & Fox,Otoe, Iowa, Shawnee |
A Brief History Jingle Dresses were created around 100 years ago on an Ojibway reserve near the US/Canadian border. There are several versions of the dress's origination story, but a universal storyline is that the first dress was made for a sick girl by a medicine man, who saw the dress in a vision. The dress was made, & the sick girl was healed by dancing in the dress. This dress is still considered sacred by many people, & is often called a "medicine dress". This dress fell from popularity in the mid-1900's, but made a comeback in the 80's. It's popular & worn by tribes everywhere. The original dresses had cones made of rolled tobacco snuff can lids, but most cones used today are manufactured for this purpose. In recent years, some old traditions have been ignored or dropped. Originally, a dancer was supposed to have permission from an Ojibway (Chippewa) to dance in a jingle dress. Seamstresses needed permission to make the dresses. The dancers never danced backwards. Many of us older folks still remember these traditions, which are virtually ignored today. Someone "invented" a new rule recently that says dresses are supposed to have 365 cones, to represent a prayer for each day of the year. While that's a nice idea, it's not traditional, according knowlegeable Ojibway families from the area of origin. There's a good story about Jingle Dresses in an old Whispering Winds magazine, showing photos of some of the original dresses from Canada. You can also see some of the original dresses on the video sold above. The original dresses look NOTHING like the "Hollywood" outfits seen in the arena today. |
2-Piece Dress
2-Piece Dress w/sheer sleeves & separate skirt ready for customer to sew on their own cones
One-Piece Dresses |
Pricing Guidelines Dresses are made in a variety of fabrics, & can have sheer sleeves. Most dresses have a zipper in the front or back. Intricate designs are no problem. Dresses can be made with a separate skirt. Gold or silver cones available. Leggings & purses also available. Prices for jingle dresses are based on time & designs & materials. Geometrics & simple florals are faster than elaborate florals. Customers are encouraged to thread their own cones to save on labor cost. Toddler dresses without cones - starting at $50 Sm Girls sizes without cones - starting at $125 Older Girls sizes without cones - starting at $200 See notice at the end of this section for an explanation of new restrictions on children's regalia imposed by federal law. Teen girls Age 13+ dresses w/cones start at $400 Adult sizes w/cones starting at $500 Prices depend on number of cones, difficulty of design, & cost of fabrics. |
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Cloth Leggings Front zipper or Velcro closure Boot-top (shown @ left) starting at $60 |
NOTICE: NEW FEDERAL LAW AFFECTS NATIVE AMERICAN REGALIA
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008, effective 2/2009
restricts the use of fabrics & other items used on regalia made for children
under age 13. Expensive 3rd party testing is required for metallic or plasticized
surface fabrics (sequinned, holographic), jingle dress cones, buttons, snaps
& zippers which might contain minute traces of lead or phthalates.
3. Photo Archive Section
Items Shown Below Are Not For Sale - Prices For Reference Only
Jingle Dresses
2009 Toddler's jingle dress ready for cones.