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The sun dance and other ceremonies of the Oglala division of the Teton Dakota. By J. R. Walker.

Title
The sun dance and other ceremonies of the Oglala division of the Teton Dakota. By J. R. Walker.
Author
Walker, J. R. (James R.), 1849-
Publication
New York, 1917.

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Description
51-221 p.; 25 cm.
Summary
  • As agency physician on the Pine Ridge Reservation from 1896 to 1914, Dr. James R. Walker recorded a wealth of information on the traditional lifeways of the Oglala Sioux.
  • This is a reproduction of a book believed to be published in 1917. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. -- Amazon.
Series Statement
Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 16, pt. 2
Uniform Title
Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History v. 16, pt. 2.
Subject
  • Sun dance
  • Oglala Indians > Rites and ceremonies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical footnotes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The sun dance -- The hunka ceremony -- Buffalo ceremony -- Narratives.
LCCN
^^^19014168^//r934
OCLC
3193163
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library