Meaning of the Arrowhead Symbol
Native American Indians were a deeply spiritual people and they communicated their history, thoughts, ideas and dreams from generation to generation through Symbols and Signs such as the Arrowhead symbol. Native American symbols are geometric portrayals of celestial bodies, natural phenomena, everyday objects and animal designs. The meaning of the Arrowhead symbol was to signify alertness. An Arrowhead is a sharpened tip which is added to an arrow. Native American arrowheads were made of stone and were made in a vast range of styles and sizes as the picture below indicates. The point of an Arrowhead was smaller than the point of a Spear and penetrated skin when fired by a bow. Great strength and a good eye was required when using the Bow and arrow weapon and Poisoned Arrows.
The Arrowhead Symbol used in a Pictogram
The Arrowhead symbol is used in the following pictogram. A pictogram, also called a pictograph, conveys a story and meaning through pictures that signify and resemble the shapes of physical objects or people. and resemble the shape of a physical object or person. An Ideagram is another form of pictogram which conveys complex ideas, feelings and emotions. A pictogram, such as the one recognised as an arrowhead symbol, is a therefore a form of writing which uses representational, pictorial drawings to tell a story.
Cheyenne Pictogram illustrating a battle
The Arrowhead Symbol - Meaning
There were so many tribes of Native American Indians it is only possible to generalise the most common meaning of the Arrowhead symbol or pattern. Native Indian symbols are still used as Tattoos and were used for a variety of reasons and depicted on numerous objects such as tepees, totem poles, musical instruments, clothes and War Paint. Indian Tribes also used their own Colors for Symbols and designs depending on the natural resources available to make Native American paint.
