<P> In some Native American cultures, a dreamcatcher or dream catcher (Ojibwe: asabikeshiinh, the inanimate form of the word for "spider") is a handmade willow hoop, on which is woven a net or web . The dreamcatcher may also include sacred items such as certain feathers or beads . Traditionally they are often hung over cradles as protection . It originates in Ojibwe culture as the "spider web charm" (Ojibwe: asubakacin "net - like", White Earth Band; bwaajige ngwaagan "dream snare", Curve Lake Band), a hoop with woven string or sinew meant to replicate a spider's web, used as a protective charm for infants . </P> <P> Dreamcatchers were adopted in the Pan-Indian Movement of the 1960s and 1970s and gained popularity as a widely marketed "Native crafts items" in the 1980s . </P>

What is the significance of a dream catcher