~deer girl lore~

• Antlers~Antlers Mesh-Brown (L$9 on Marketplace by Malkit Foxdale)
• Shorts~Life Is A Rose/Chic Couture/The Mulberry Bush-Hottie Girl Shorts-Brown (L$1)
• Skin~::Modish::-Tan POE4 skin gift (L$25 in discount room)
• Eyes~Deer Set (L$50 by Freakkky Teriatzi)
• Hair~/Wasabi Pills/-Cherilyn Mesh Hair-Browns Pack-Wild Honey (L$250)
• Shape~made by me
• Hooves~iTalez-Laila Hoove-Soil (L$250)
• Bracelet~Sweet Lies Designs-Ibiza Bracelet (L$10)
• Headgear~the plank-Native Indian American-Crow Feather Head Dress (L$15)
• Mouthie~JAStore-Mouth Sprigs (free)
• Ears~*{SeVered GarDen}*-Rina 

Inspired By~

• Top~  iGlam & Fresh. -MESH Ethnic loose top (L$80 on Marketplace…thank you Minako Faith)

so i often appear in SL as a deer girl & have been wanting to explain some of my inspiration ((^~^)) it has a special meaning to me, as i am part Native American in RL & there are many myths about a deer girl or woman among different tribes, including my own. i found what wikipedia had to say to sum it all up, & thought i’d share today….

Deer Woman, sometimes also known as Deer Lady, is a shape-shifting woman in Native American mythology, in and around Oklahoma, The Western United States and The Pacific Northwest.

She allegedly appears at various times as an old woman, or a young maiden, or a deer. Some descriptions assign her a human female upper body and the lower body of a white-tailed deer.

The Deer Woman is said to sometimes be seen as a beautiful woman just off the trail or behind a bush, calling to men to come over. Deer Woman is often said to have all the features of a normal young woman, except her feet which are shaped like deer hooves and her brown deer's eyes. Men who are lured into her presence often notice too late that she is not a natural woman and are then stomped to death. Other stories and traditions describe the sighting of Deer Woman to be a sign of personal transformation or a warning. Deer Woman is also said to be fond of dancing and will sometimes join a communal dance unnoticed leaving only when the drum beating ceases.

According to Ojibwe tradition, she can be banished through the use of tobacco and chant others say that you can break her spell by looking at her feet, which are in fact hooves. Once she is recognized for what she is, she runs away.

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