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DANCE PIPE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Indigenous Arts and Culture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dance of the Pipe
1, record 1, English, dance%20of%20the%20Pipe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Several secular dances were performed and some are still in use today [by the Abenaki]: the dances of the Knife, Pipe and Eagle are among the best known. 1, record 1, English, - dance%20of%20the%20Pipe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arts et culture autochtones
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- danse de la Pipe
1, record 1, French, danse%20de%20la%20Pipe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On exécutait aussi plusieurs danses profanes dont quelques-unes sont en usage encore aujourd'hui : les danses du Couteau, de la Pipe et de l'Aigle. 2, record 1, French, - danse%20de%20la%20Pipe
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
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