At the Grand Island (Hall County) Nebraska Centennial
on July 4, 1957, the Pawnee ritual was re-enacted,
however, the maiden of interest was wearing a body
suit and she was rescued at the last moment by a
lovesick brave from another village. It was very
dramatic.
Stoney



--- "Clara R. SImpson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >Wow Joan, what a story!  I don't doubt that such
> rituals took place,
> >but I've gotta wonder about the motivations on that
> one too.  I
> >trust that diorama is long gone...
>
>
>
> oh yea, I knew there had been something
> controversial/ugly but I
> never knew what it was (and I've been around a while
> at this point).
>
>
> -Clara
> (Field Museum)


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