White Dog Sacrifice: A Post-1800 Rite with an Ornamental Use for Wampum Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 103, Part 3)

by Marshall Joseph Becker

In a search for Iroquoian ritual uses for the marine shell beads now called "wampum" the authors identified the White Dog Sacrifice (WDS) as a possible candidate. The WDS involved ceremonial sacrifice and subsequent cremation of one, or sometimes two "white" dogs to carry away the sins of native believers. Outsiders have recorded their observations of various details of these rituals. Since these records of the WDS often mention the use of wampum,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606180339
• ISBN13: 9781606180334
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 252 Pages