The Thunder Ceremony of the Pawnee

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The Field Museum’s collection illustrating the life of the Indians of the Great Plains is among the best and most extensive on this country. Much of the material has been obtained immediately from the tribes through research of museum officials and others employed by the institution.

The exhibits are especially wealthy in objects used by the Indians in connection with their religious observances, and several miniature groups have been prepared showing the manner in which the Pawnee, one of the vital Plains tribes, performed their most important ceremonies. A proper understanding of the significance of such ceremonial objects is not possible without some knowledge of the religious concepts and observances of the tribes represented. The present series of leaflets is designed to give this necessary background by presenting the facts in a simple and popular form. Much of the information contained in them has already been published in quite a lot of scientific publications; but the descriptions of the Pawnee ceremonies have not prior to now been published, and it’s hoped that they may prove of interest to the scientist, in addition to the lay reader.
The Field Museum’s collection illustrating the life of the Indians of the Great Plains is among the best and most extensive on this country. Much of the material has been obtained immediately from the tribes through research of museum officials and others employed by the institution.

The exhibits are especially wealthy in objects used by the Indians in connection with their religious observances, and several miniature groups have been prepared showing the manner in which the Pawnee, one of the vital Plains tribes, performed their most important ceremonies. A proper understanding of the significance of such ceremonial objects is not possible without some knowledge of the religious concepts and observances of the tribes represented. The present series of leaflets is designed to give this necessary background by presenting the facts in a simple and popular form. Much of the information contained in them has already been published in quite a lot of scientific publications; but the descriptions of the Pawnee ceremonies have not prior to now been published, and it’s hoped that they may prove of interest to the scientist, in addition to the lay reader.

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