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Native American Mandan Indian Offering, Bison Hunt

Mandan Offering. Bison hunting was an activity fundamental to the economy and society of the Plains Indians. Religion also played a big role in Native American bison hunting. Plains Indians generally believed that successful hunts required certain rituals. To Plains Indians, the buffalo was one of the most sacred animal, and they felt obligated to treat them with verbal respect. When they were about to kill a buffalo, they would offer it a prayer. Failures in the hunt would often be attributed to poorly performed rituals. Voyage dans l'interieur de l'Amerique du Nord, execute pendant les annees 1832-34. Karl Bodmer (February 11, 1809, October 30, 1893) was a Swiss printmaker, lithographer, painter, illustrator and hunter.

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Native American Mandan Indian Offering, Bison Hunt

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Mandan Offering. Bison hunting was an activity fundamental to the economy and society of the Plains Indians. Religion also played a big role in Native American bison hunting. Plains Indians generally believed that successful hunts required certain rituals. To Plains Indians, the buffalo was one of the most sacred animal, and they felt obligated to treat them with verbal respect. When they were about to kill a buffalo, they would offer it a prayer. Failures in the hunt would often be attributed to poorly performed rituals. Voyage dans l'interieur de l'Amerique du Nord, execute pendant les annees 1832-34. Karl Bodmer (February 11, 1809, October 30, 1893) was a Swiss printmaker, lithographer, painter, illustrator and hunter.

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BODMER

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4200 x 3227 px | 38.8 MB

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35.6 x 27.3 cm | 14.0 x 10.8 in (300 dpi)

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