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A sacred bundle or a medicine bundle is a wrapped collection of sacred items, held by a designated carrier, used in Indigenous American ceremonial cultures. According to Patricia Deveraux, a member of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Alberta, "These are holy bundles given to us by the Creator to hold our people together...
1935 drawing of a medicine bag. A medicine bag is usually a small pouch, worn by some Indigenous peoples of the Americas, that contains sacred items. A personal medicine bag may contain objects that symbolize personal well-being and tribal identity. [1] [2] Traditionally, medicine bags are worn under the clothing. [3]
Arvol Looking Horse (born 1954) is a Lakota Native American spiritual leader. He is the 19th keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe and Bundle. [1] [2] He is a leading voice in the protest against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). [3] [4]
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The Pawnee capture of the Cheyenne Sacred Arrows occurred around 1830 in central Nebraska, when the Cheyenne attacked a group from the Skidi Pawnee tribe, who were hunting bison. The Cheyenne had with them their sacred bundle of four arrows, called the Mahuts. During the battle, this sacred, ceremonial object was taken by the Pawnee.
Wolf fetish with medicine bundle and heartline carved by Stuart Lasiloo; jet, turquoise, coral, shell heshi; 2" L x 1.25" H x .5" W A grouping of hand-carved Zuni fetish objects by the Zuni artist Erik Lasiloo. Zuni fetishes are small carvings made from primarily stone but also shell, fossils, and other materials by the Zuni people.
Northern Plains Beaded Pipe Bag c. 1870s The Sioux Quilled Pipe Bag at left is decorated with quillwork forming flora and fauna, buffalo and caterpillars. The "cocoon" design symbolizes spiritual and physical transformation, [ 1 ] and the Sioux spirit Yumni, the whirlwind, responsible for the four directions of the world.
A young Pitahawirata Pawnee, named variously Shield Chief [3]: 200 and Carrying the Shield, [4]: 59 was the keeper of a sacred bundle with an old bow and a red arrow. His father had told him to use them in times of great danger. Armed with the sacred weapons from the bundle he went to the battlefield on foot.