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Big
Fly
Big Fly, do'tsoh, is an intercessor,
mentor and advise giver. He appears
to have many of the capacities of the
Spider Woman figure in the Navajo
except for men, especially Holy Man. He is
the guardian of the east side
of the sand painting and a major figure in
the Hail and Wind Chants. In
the day time Big Fly can be represented as
Wind's Child or Sunbeam.
As a mentor, Big Fly differs from a god in
that he need no offering or
payment. Big Fly is part of the Sun-Sky
complex, (Reichard: 1950) .
Big Fly is representative of speech, and
as the daytime messenger of the
Sun, he some times is identified with
Talking God. Bat is the counter
part of Big Fly at night.
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Big Fly
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In real life, Big Fly is probably the
Tachnid fly, Hystricia pollinosa. This
species often alights on the
shoulder or chest of a person an seems
very friendly. They are known as the
guardians of the Balance
of Nature, as the larva is parasitic on
insects detrimental to agriculture such as
the Gypsy Moth and the
Squash Bug, (Lutz: 1948).
Despite Big Fly's importance, he does not
appear in very many folk tales, except as
a casual character.One of his roles in
mythis, however, teaching man to use a
fire drill.
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This etching was printed in an edition
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Etchings name is Big
Fly
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The print size matted is:
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The price of print framed is:
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The price of the matted and framed picture
includes: Printed story, the print, matte
and hand made frame plus
shipping/insurance
in Continental United States. If you do
not like the picture your money is
refunded in full. I accept personal
checks, or money
orders. If you send a money order, deduct
15% of price.
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