Cheyenne pronghorn procurement and ceremony

Authors
Citation
L. Sundstrom, Cheyenne pronghorn procurement and ceremony, PLAINS ANTH, 45(174), 2000, pp. 119-132
Citations number
57
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology & Antropology
Journal title
PLAINS ANTHROPOLOGIST
ISSN journal
00320447 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
174
Year of publication
2000
Pages
119 - 132
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-0447(200011)45:174<119:CPPAC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Ethnographic literature shows that historic Cheyenne pronghorn trapping was closely intertwined with ceremonial activity. These procurement and ceremo nial activities left behind distinctive archaeological remains, including h unting camps, drive lines, pits, stone and bone alignments, and possibly ro ck art. The ceremonies are linked through oral tradition to specific landsc ape features.