Sacred Beings
Buffalo and Deer - Sustainers of Life

Buffalo and Deer Imagery

 

Pipe bowl with buffalo hoofprint design
Northern Plains, early to mid-19th century
Red pipestone, lead
CMC V-X-397
Panel for knife sheath with buffalo image
Northern Plains
Late 19th century
CMC V-X-134

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Introduction | Hunting Methods | Products of Life | Buffalo and Deer Imagery | Buffalo Ritual | Decimation of the Buffalo and Deer | Re-emergence of the Buffalo | Transition to Cattle ranching

Introduction | Buffalo and Deer | Dog and Coyote | Honouring the Horse

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