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Buffalo Dance. Man-dan. 250. This grotesque dance is performed by the Mandans, in the centre of their village at seasons when Buffalos are scarce, and the Indians are in fear of starvation. It is offered to the 'Buffalo Spirit', and they believe it has direct influence, in causing Buffalos to come near to their village, where they can kill them in safety, without entering onto their enemy's hunting grounds.

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Souvenir of the N. American Indians: as they were in the nineteenth century

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Buffalo Dance. Man-dan. 250. This grotesque dance is performed by the Mandans, in the centre of their village at seasons when Buffalos are scarce, and the Indians are in fear of starvation. It is offered to the 'Buffalo Spirit', and they believe it has direct influence, in causing Buffalos to come near to their village, where they can kill them in safety, without entering onto their enemy's hunting grounds.

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Buffalo Dance. Man-dan. 250. This grotesque dance is performed by the Mandans, in the centre of their village at seasons when Buffalos are scarce, and the Indians are in fear of starvation. It is offered to the 'Buffalo Spirit', and they believe it has direct influence, in causing Buffalos to come near to their village, where they can kill them in safety, without entering onto their enemy's hunting grounds.
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Catlin, George, 1796-1872 (Creator)
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Souvenir of the N. American Indians: as they were in the nineteenth century

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1850
Library locations
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Shelf locator: *KW+++ (Catlin, G. Souvenir of the N. American Indians)
Topics
Indians of North America
Mandan Indians
Buffalo dance
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Illustrations
Drawings
Physical Description
Pencil works
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 42298331
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14311842
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 68d44540-c647-012f-50f1-58d385a7bc34
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  • 1796: Creator Born
  • 1850: Issued
  • 1872: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Buffalo Dance. Man-dan. 250. This grotesque dance is performed by the Mandans, in the centre of their village at seasons when Buffalos are scarce, and the Indians are in fear of starvation. It is offered to the 'Buffalo Spirit', and they believe it has direct influence, in causing Buffalos to come near to their village, where they can kill them in safety, without entering onto their enemy's hunting grounds." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-db26-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Buffalo Dance. Man-dan. 250. This grotesque dance is performed by the Mandans, in the centre of their village at seasons when Buffalos are scarce, and the Indians are in fear of starvation. It is offered to the 'Buffalo Spirit', and they believe it has direct influence, in causing Buffalos to come near to their village, where they can kill them in safety, without entering onto their enemy's hunting grounds." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-db26-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1850). Buffalo Dance. Man-dan. 250. This grotesque dance is performed by the Mandans, in the centre of their village at seasons when Buffalos are scarce, and the Indians are in fear of starvation. It is offered to the 'Buffalo Spirit', and they believe it has direct influence, in causing Buffalos to come near to their village, where they can kill them in safety, without entering onto their enemy's hunting grounds. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-db26-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Buffalo Dance. Man-dan. 250. This grotesque dance is performed by the Mandans, in the centre of their village at seasons when Buffalos are scarce, and the Indians are in fear of starvation. It is offered to the 'Buffalo Spirit', and they believe it has direct influence, in causing Buffalos to come near to their village, where they can kill them in safety, without entering onto their enemy's hunting grounds.