Book

Crow Indian medicine bundles

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation17 • Published In 1960 • Pages: i-178 , 4 colored and 68 black and white plates

By: Wildschut, William, Ewers, John C. (John Canfield).

Abstract
The principal author, a businessman, collected extensively among the Crow between 1918 and 1927. Shortly after his death, this portion of his unpublished manuscript on Crow culture was compiled and edited by a researcher who added the bracketed material and footnotes. The monograph describes and illustrates a number of Crow medicine bundles. These bundles were used in the Sun Dance, warfare, love magic, curing, witchcraft, etc.
Subjects
Cultural identity and pride
Spirits and gods
Mythology
General character of religion
Eschatology
Revelation and divination
Sacred objects and places
Status, role, and prestige
Organized ceremonial
Warfare
Sodalities
Uniform and accouterment
Music
Work in skins
Spectacles
Inheritance
Burial practices and funerals
Cult of the dead
Prayers and sacrifices
Magical and mental therapy
Hunting and trapping
Shamans and psychotherapists
Conception
Traditional history
culture
Crow
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Businessperson
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
James R. Leary ; 1961
Field Date
1918-1927
Coverage Date
1805-1927
Coverage Place
northern Great Plains, United States
Notes
edited by John C. Ewers
Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-178)
LCCN
61002441
LCSH
Crow Indians--Religion
Crow Indians--Rites and ceremonies
Crow mythology
Charms
Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric