Medicine Bundles
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Science, Medical and Health Issues
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Ceremonies, Rites, Rituals
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
Article abstract: A medicine bundle is a physical token of an individual’s, clan’s, or nation’s relationship to the spiritual world and its power
A medicine bundle is a collection of objects that have connection with sacred power. The objects may include artifacts such as the carved stone statue of the Kiowas (known as the Tai-me), gaming dice, or whittled sticks, as well as natural or found items such as feathers, smooth stones, naturally occurring crystals, and herbs and sweet grasses collected for the bundle. Whatever the contents, the bundle is always...
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