Book

The Thunder Ceremony of the Pawnee

Field Museum of Natural History • (5) • Published In 1922 • Pages: 19 , plates

By: Linton, Ralph.

Abstract
This is a summary article of the Pawnee Thunder Ceremony based on the field notes of George A. Dorsey. Linton begins the description with a summary of Pawnee culture as a background and then describes the ceremony, which is the opening ceremony of the Pawnee annual ceremonial cycle.
Subjects
Music
Spirits and gods
Sacred objects and places
Organized ceremonial
culture
Pawnee
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1961
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
ca. mid to late 1800s
Coverage Place
Platte River valley, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Notes
By Ralph Linton
LCCN
26001549
LCSH
Pawnee Indians