Grateful Dead Indian Chief Steal Your Face Flag 3’X5′

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This 3×5 Flags is Single Sided, the image is Viewable and Readable and show in reverse on the opposite side in a lighter shade. Double Stitched. Brass Grommets.

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The “Indian Chief” skull associated with the Grateful Dead is a striking piece of imagery that blends the band’s signature skeleton motif with Native American symbolism. Let’s dive into its origins, meaning, and cultural context:

🌄 Origins & Artistic Roots

• Wes Lang’s 1990 boxed‑set artistry
  The most famous “Indian Chief” skull first appeared in artwork by Wes Lang for the Spring 1990 Grateful Dead boxed set, featuring a skull donning a Native American headdress shunspirit.com+10dead.net+10dead.net+10.

• Haight‑Ashbury’s fascination with Native imagery
  During the 1960s–70s, the Haight‑Ashbury scene embraced Native American culture. Band members shared this fascination, evident in posters, archive photos, and early promotional art dead.net+1dead.net+1.

🤝 Connection to Native Culture & Community

• Solidarity with Native American movements
  The Dead supported Native causes—empowering events like the 1969 Alcatraz Occupation—and even invited Native performers to open their shows dead.net+1dead.net+1.

• Influence of spiritual guide Rolling Thunder
  Native American spiritual leader “Rolling Thunder” was close to the band, particularly Mickey Hart. He appeared in music contexts and brought Native spiritualism into their world reddit.com+5dead.net+5dead.net+5.

🕊️ Cultural Significance & Legacy

• Visual fusion of American mythos
  The Indian‑headdress skull merges two powerful US countercultural symbols: the skeleton iconography (like “Steal Your Face” or the “Skull & Roses”) and Native imagery, symbolizing respect for indigenous culture and American roots reddit.com+5en.wikipedia.org+5reddit.com+5.

• Continuing resonance in fan culture
  In the ’90s, groups like the Grateful Dead Indians distributed flyers at concerts, reflecting ongoing passion for Native issues among Deadheads deadheadscloset.com+9dead.net+9ebay.com+9.