Volume 33 / Number 2
1991
Special Edition: Feathers in Native American Ceremony and Society
On The Cover: Hopi kachina figures: Ma'alo carried by Kweo (Wolf). Collection Object Number: 38853 Photo by Fred Schoch.
Vol. 33 / No. 2
By: Victoria Lindsay Levine
Feathers in Southeast American Indian Ceremonialism
On May 18, 1539, the Spaniard Hernando de Soto embarked on an expedition to explore what is now the southeastern […]
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By: Albert H. Schroeder
Early Accounts of Birds and Feathers Used by the Southwest Indians
Interpretation of prehistory is basically dependent upon material culture items recovered in association with features of different time periods and/or […]
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Vol. 33 / No. 2
By: Donald N. Brown
Indians, Feathers, and the Law in Western Oklahoma
In April of 1974, just as the summer powwow dancing season was beginning, twenty-eight residents of central and western Oklahoma, […]
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Sacred Protection: Shields of the Plains and Southwest in The University Museum's Collections
In his article, Hall introduces the shield with a brief history of its use: “The round shield or target is […]
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By: Marianne L. Stoller
Birds, Feathers, and Hopi Ceremonialism
“When we plant corn we place seven or eight seeds in each hole. Of course, we don’t need to grow […]
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By: Robert J. Sharer, Loa P. Traxler and Julia C. Miller
The Copan Corte: A Window on the Architectural History of a Maya City: Reports from the Field
Sylvanus G. Morley referred to the river cut through the Acropolis at Copan, Honduras, as “the largest archaeological cross-section in […]
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By: Lucy Fowler Williams
The Calusa Indians: Maritime Peoples of Florida in the Age of Columbus: Behind the Scenes
The University Museum has an exceptional collection of artifacts from the Calusa site at Key Marco, Florida. The pelican, wolf, […]
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