Beschrijving

Deze pin is in de vorm van een schilpad en heeft de afbeelding op zijn rug van de “tree of life/peace”

De afmeting is 2 cm x 2,5 cm en is gekocht op het Six Nations reservaat in Ontario in Canada.

Tree of Peace/Life
The Tree of Peace is a symbol of peace in the Iroquis culture. The Tree of Peace is an important symbol of peace in Iroquois tradition and in the historical record of diplomacy between the Iroquois and Westerners. Weapons would be buried under a tree to seal a peace agreement. A tree might even be uprooted to create a cavity for the weapons. The replanted tree on top would become a tree of peace.

The tree of life motif is present in the traditional Ojibway cosmology and traditions. It is sometimes described as Grandmother Cedar, or Nookomis Giizhig in Anishinaabemowin.