The banner above was created especially for Camp South by the Rising Phoenix Dancers all working together: getting materials, planning, cutting, sewing, beading, making tassles, etc. Sherezzah, Joani, Katina, Adena, Akasha, Marn, and Mona all contributed to its construction. (Camp North and Camp West have their own, different banners, made by other people. You can see all three banners at the Oasis web site.)
The center part of the design is called "Flying Houri" and
comes from a Camp T-shirt design one year (1989, I think).
Yes, those are real feathers in her hair, and yes,
those are real beads hanging around her neck
(see detail right).
The hieroglyphics on the left, in the pillar shape,
say "Oasis Dance Camp." The hieroglyphics in the
cartouches on the right say "Sa'ida" and "Vashti",
the names of the two Camp directors.
The bottom of the banner is decorated with multicolored
tassles and pogs.
All the pogs were chosen especially for their Middle Eastern
(e.g. camels) or Florida-ish (e.g. sharks) designs.
(There's a history of pog usage in our troupe,
but that's a whole 'nother story.)
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