Omaha Sacred Pole

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The Omaha Sacred Pole is a revered ceremonial object central to the spiritual, cultural, and historical identity of the Omaha people.

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Omaha Sacred Pole canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Omaha religious object
ceremonial object
cultural artifact
religious symbol
sacred object
accessRestricted true
associatedWith Omaha tribe
surface form: Omaha clan system

Omaha leadership rituals
Omaha migration traditions
Omaha renewal ceremonies
consideredAs living being
tribal personification
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicGroup Omaha people
Umonhon Nation
governedBy Omaha religious protocols
hasCulturalSignificance central to Omaha cultural identity
central to Omaha historical memory
central to Omaha spiritual life
hasMaterial beads
cotton cloth
feathers
leather
wood
hasName The Sacred Pole of the Omaha
Umonhonti
Umon’hon’ti
historicalEvent held in a museum collection for decades
removed from the Omaha in the late 19th century
repatriated to the Omaha people in the late 20th century
locatedIn Nebraska
Omaha Reservation
Umonhon Nation Reservation
protectedBy Omaha people
surface form: Omaha tribal authorities
religiousTradition Omaha religion
returnedTo Omaha tribe
surface form: Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
returnYear 1989
subjectOf anthropological studies
ethnographic documentation
museum exhibitions
repatriation debates
symbolizes Omaha origin stories
Omaha sovereignty
Omaha tribal identity
continuity of Omaha traditions
relationship between the Omaha people and the land
usedFor ceremonial purposes
religious rituals
tribal ceremonies
wasHeldBy Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
surface form: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University

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Omaha people notableCulturalElement Omaha Sacred Pole