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PIPE BUNDLE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-12-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pipe bundle 1, record 1, English, pipe%20bundle
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rouleau sacré
1, record 1, French, rouleau%20sacr%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Manuel des indiens du Canada à Pieds-noirs 1, record 1, French, - rouleau%20sacr%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- medicine pipe dance 1, record 2, English, medicine%20pipe%20dance
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the annual dances... all seemed to the Blackfoot subsidiary to that one indispensable event, the transfer, with due ceremony of a sacred medicine bundle.... The pipe bundles were associated with the worship of the thunder.... A medicine-bundle might be anything from... a multitude of miscellaneous objects... stone pipes, etc kept inside a large rawhide bag, in which every article had a definite significance and called for a special song whenever its owner exposed it to the light.... 2, record 2, English, - medicine%20pipe%20dance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- danse de calumet sacré
1, record 2, French, danse%20de%20calumet%20sacr%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Danse exécutée par le Pieds-Noirs et les Gens-du-Sang. 2, record 2, French, - danse%20de%20calumet%20sacr%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le calumet (...) est l'autel de l'Indien des Plaines : grâce au calumet, il communique avec son Créateur par l'intermédiaire de la fumée de tabac (...) [Le paquet médecine] des Pieds-Noirs contient la Pipe sacrée, diverses peaux (...) un hochet et du tabac (...) 3, record 2, French, - danse%20de%20calumet%20sacr%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-01-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- beaver bundle 1, record 3, English, beaver%20bundle
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Sarcee believed in supernatural power that could be obtained through a vision or dream and enshrined in a medicine object(beaver bundle, pipe bundle) or a tipi painting... 2, record 3, English, - beaver%20bundle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See "medicine bundle" or "medicine bay". 3, record 3, English, - beaver%20bundle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ballot au castor
1, record 3, French, ballot%20au%20castor
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir «sac à médecine» ou «sac de médecine». 1, record 3, French, - ballot%20au%20castor
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-01-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
- Religion (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pipe bundle 1, record 4, English, pipe%20bundle
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Source believed in supernatural power that could be obtained through a vision or dream and enshrined in a medicine object(beaver bundle, pipe bundle) or a tipi painting... 1, record 4, English, - pipe%20bundle
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sacred Indian medicine object. See "medicine bundle" or "medicine bag". 2, record 4, English, - pipe%20bundle
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
- Religion (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ballot à la pipe
1, record 4, French, ballot%20%C3%A0%20la%20pipe
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Objet sacré de médecine indienne. Voir «sac à médecine». 1, record 4, French, - ballot%20%C3%A0%20la%20pipe
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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