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dobleremolque

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4. I don't cut her any slack, but before Nazi Germany ruined it, the swastika or "hooked cross" was

Reply to suegeo (Original post)

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 12:21 PM

Mar 22

a motif in many cultures around the world. It was used by a number of Native American tribes.

It's worth noting that in early 1940, a consortium of tribal leaders met in Tucson, Arizona to sign a declaration banning it's use after Nazi Germany appropriated it.

Here's a pre-World War II Navajo rug that incorporated what was known as the "whirling log."

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Swastika at Omaha fashion week [View all] suegeo Mar 22 OP

This is a picture of the jacket. Tanuki Mar 22 #1

OFFS - it's the only decorative feature on the back of the garment . . . . hatrack Mar 22 #2

She also made it black whereas the supposed quilt inspiration was multicolored. tblue37 Mar 22 #5

Omaha has a fashion week? Srkdqltr Mar 22 #3

I don't cut her any slack, but before Nazi Germany ruined it, the swastika or "hooked cross" was dobleremolque Mar 22 #4

My wife and I quilt and vend at shows and buy and sell quilts ... marble falls Mar 22 #6

The most surprising thing about this 4catsmom Mar 22 #7

I always thought the Nazi symbol was inverted from American Indians' designs. BigmanPigman Mar 22 #8