If you have an object that is beaded you might pass it around as an example. Show image 19. Abstract means that certain features are exaggerated and other details are left out. The characteristics of a turtle were prized by Lakota people. Women aspired to be like the turtle and hoped their children would also take on the qualities of the turtle.
Lakota mythology surrounding the turtle has to do with the re-creation of the world.
This Lakota dress was made to be worn while dancing. If we were to see it as it was meant to be used, we would hear music, the beads would reflect the light, the bells would jingle, and the fringe would swing and sway with the dancer's movements.