Spider Man

spirit · United States · North America

Spider Man is a figure in Navajo tradition who, along with Spider Woman, taught the people the art of weaving in the Third World. He showed them how to shape a spindle wheel and spin cotton thread from planted cotton seeds. He established that spinning must be done toward the body to attract beautiful goods. Spider Man named the spindle "turning around with beautiful goods" while Spider Woman called it "turning around with mixed chips." He instructed that newborn girls should have spider web rub

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