Project Gutenberg 2015-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 60 Wissler, Clark 1870 1947 11018958 Some Protective Designs of the Dakota Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. I, Part II Produced by Larry Harrison, Cindy Beyer, Ross Cooling and the online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net with images provided by The Internet Archives-US "Some Protective Designs of the Dakota" by Clark Wissler is a scholarly work presented as part of the "Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History," written in the early 20th century. This publication delves into the rich cultural significance of protective designs used by the Dakota people, focusing on various decorative artifacts such as shields and garments created for spiritual and protective purposes. The book emphasizes the intricate relationship between art, mythology, and identity within Dakota culture. In the text, Wissler explores various forms of protective designs, such as those found on circular shields and garments associated with the Ghost Dance movement. Each design carries symbolic meanings and is often derived from dreams or visions experienced by individuals. The author describes multiple motifs, including shield-decorations that symbolize important natural phenomena like thunder and the whirlwind, which are thought to invoke protective powers. Through detailed descriptions and interpretations based on first-hand accounts from Dakota Indians, Wissler provides insights into the spiritual and cultural contexts of these designs, underscoring their importance in the Dakota worldview as a means of securing protection and expressing the connection between the natural and supernatural realms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Dakota Indians -- Religion Dakota art Dakota mythology E011 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 124466 124481 2024-09-21T08:09:10.297383 2023-09-22T05:33:22.431998 text/html text/html 117686 2015-12-01T21:22:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 1205660 2015-12-01T21:22:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1263578 2024-09-21T08:09:13.737357 application/epub+zip 1265267 2024-09-21T08:09:11.098437 application/epub+zip 106084 2024-09-21T08:09:10.693408 application/epub+zip 1309923 2024-09-21T08:09:15.861375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1294823 2024-09-21T08:09:13.336412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139277 2022-09-22T21:00:46.202135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92583 92404 2024-09-21T08:09:09.765376 2023-09-22T05:33:21.763983 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 92850 2015-12-01T21:22:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 32031 2015-12-01T21:22:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18767 2024-09-21T08:09:15.997365 application/rdf+xml 16990 2024-09-21T08:09:10.776373 image/jpeg 2398 2024-09-21T08:09:10.734383 image/jpeg 1221895 2024-09-21T08:09:10.374418 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog