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The medicine bundles and busks of the Florida Seminole

Florida anthropologist7 • Published In 1954 • Pages: 31-70

By: Sturtevant, William C..

Abstract
This source describes and analyzes the medicine bundles and the Green Corn Dance (busk) of the Florida Seminole. The morphology and uses of the medicine bundles are outlined. The constituent elements and functions of the Green Corn Dance are similarly described and analyzed. Both the medicine bundles and the busks are compared to similar, related phenonena in the Southeast and other parts of North America.
Subjects
Comparative evidence
Pharmaceuticals
Warfare
Magic
Ethnobotany
Ethnozoology
Sacred objects and places
Organized ceremonial
Settlement patterns
Asceticism
Dance
culture
Seminole
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Christopher Latham ; 1989
Field Date
1952-1953
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Mikasuki and Cow Creek bands of Seminole; southern Florida, United States
Notes
William C. Sturtevant
Information on the medicine bundles is indexed for Luck and Chance (778). Information on the busks is indexed for Organized Ceremonials (796).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70)
LCCN
56028409
LCSH
Seminole Indians