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Spirit of the Buffalo

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Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze Blackfoot Medicine Man and Buffalo Skull. Remarks for the photograph include, "this Indian is a 'Sun Priest,' or commonly called 'Medicine Man,' as none but one favored by Sun would be allowed to smoke the sacred buffalo pipe and pray to the spirit of the buffalo which he is doing and offering the pipe to the skull, or spirit and at the same time begging him to send buffalo to his people as they are starving."

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Title(s): 
Spirit of the Buffalo
Creator(s): 
George D. Sack (Author)
Charles Marion Russell (Artist)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
1914
Materials/Techniques: 
gelatin silver process
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gilcrease Museum/The University of Tulsa
Accession No: 
TU2009.39.8387.12
Previous Number(s): 
E.402; 45771; E.402 (Colorado Springs number)
Department: 
Not On View

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