native american warpaint - special question

[former user]

Hi
I gave up on searching for an answer to the following question:

One of the warriors in the Perry AWI range displays an allover black/dark blue body paint

is this of a special meaning or connected to a special tribe?

maybe someone could tell?

[Lowtardog]

It normally means death, not sure woodland indians had special warrior societies like the plains indians warpaint was much more a personal thing

[marianas_gamer]

Both red and black had spiritual meanings to Indians in the Northeast of the US.  In the case of warriors they help to symbolize that they are in a spiritual state to inflict death on their enemies.  At least in the case of the Iroquois, warriors would have to go through a ceremony after returning home to bring them back into the proper state to interact with their own people.  Until the warriors had gone through the proper rituals they were spiritually dangerous to even their own people.

[former user]

thx
I knew about the general meaning of warpaint, but had never seen an uniformly painted all-over dark scheme that makes the warrior look like an alien.

My first idea would have been warrior society or special ritual state of the warrior.

Sorry that I only want to enter into this subjact on a very flat trajectory 
I was only asking myself if the warpaint scheme was fantasy or somehow outhentic

[Shikari Sahib]

warpaint was done by the personal believes and meanings of the warriors.
red was the colour of war-blood; black of death.
other colours used were yellow, white, green, some time blue.
there were no tribes colour scheme.
most common is to have upper part of the head of one colour and below eyes,nose another color. or half-left face of one color and the other part-right  of a different color.
hope this help.
Piero

[former user]

thx

so allover black would mean dedicated to death?

[Shikari Sahib]

thx

so allover black would mean dedicated to death?

well more correctly, ready to death or going to death.
Piero

[former user]

I see

ready to die so to say....
what would caise a native american to adopt this attitude?
loss of family/friends? revenge?

[Aaron]

Personally I think a lot of it was pure posturing. Interestingly enough if a captive was condemned to death they often painted him black first.

[former user]

ah!

the source states which tribe and when?

according to the general concept of warpaint, this would mean that a warrior going to battle in black would inspire a hell of fear in enemies, because it would mean that he is not afraid of death and thus fight ferociously neglecting personal injury

[Aaron]

Tim Greene wrote a series of short articles on what little is known. Eric Roof has the links up on his site: http://www.conquestminiatures.com/hobbyarticles.htm . They cover dress as well.

[former user]

thx, appreciate it a lot

[Shikari Sahib]

thx, appreciate it a lot

best books about are
"Their bearing is noble and proud "
in 2 volumes, very cheap books, but the best info on warpaint.
Piero