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Ball-Play Dance
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Choctaw Indians performing dance (Plate 22)."As I have mentioned in former pages that for nearly all their hunts, wars, or games, the events of which the Indians superstitiously believe to be controlled by the agency of some supernatural influence, they must needs give a dance and a song; so for a guarantee of success in this important and desperate game, each party must invoke that countenance and aid of the spirit or genius supposed to preside over it, by precluding the play with the singular and picturesque mode represented in this plate, called by them the Ball-play Dance."
1844
Catlin, George, 1796-1872
Publication Information
| Creator | Catlin, George, 1796-1872 |
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| Date Created | 1844 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 56 x 41 cm |
Collection Information
| Call Number | E77 C399 1844 |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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