The Legend The world of dreams was very significant to native Indian tribes and because of this they took great care to sort the good dreams from the bad ones. A ring, bound with leather, the web stung with sineu and decorated with beads and feathers. It was hung over a childs bed and this they called a Dreamcatcher. The web of sineu represented a spiders web that would catch and hold its prey - bad dreams - and allow good dreams to drift down to the sleeper through the center hole. A colourful bead near the center of the web represents a spider - the keeper of dreams. These webs were decorated further during a childs early years by adding feathers, a tooth, a claw, or any other momento that was the result of a feat of daring or achievement. Much the same as trophies or awards are accumulated by modern day children.