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THE PLAINS INDIANS OF AMERICA USED THE COLOR "WHITE"
IN BURIAL RITES.
FOR SOME REASON UNKNOWN TO THE INFORMANT, A TEACHER OF
INDIAN LORE AND CRAFTS, TO THE PLAINS INDIANS WHITE
WAS A SOMBRE COLOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1962