White Deerskin Dance
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The White Deerskin Dance is a sacred Hupa ceremonial dance central to their World Renewal traditions, performed to restore balance and spiritual harmony in the world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deerskin Dance | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hupa cultural practice
ⓘ
World Renewal ceremony ⓘ ceremonial dance ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hupa mythology
ⓘ
Hupa religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Hupa culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hupa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElement |
prayers
ⓘ
processional movement ⓘ ritual offerings ⓘ |
| hasMusic |
ceremonial songs
ⓘ
chanting ⓘ |
| hasParticipantType |
ceremonial dancers
ⓘ
community members ⓘ religious leaders ⓘ |
| hasRitualContext |
World Renewal cycle
ⓘ
seasonal ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasSacredStatus | true ⓘ |
| intangibleCulturalHeritage | true ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | Hupa language speakers ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Hupa ceremonial leaders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hupa dance societies ⓘ |
| performedFor |
community well-being
ⓘ
cosmic balance ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Hupa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
restore balance in the world
ⓘ
restore spiritual harmony ⓘ |
| region | Northwestern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brush Dance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jump Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | world renewal ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | high ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | World Renewal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousType | Native American ceremony ⓘ |
| requiresPreparation |
regalia making
ⓘ
ritual purification ⓘ |
| spiritualMeaning |
maintenance of world order
ⓘ
renewal of life ⓘ |
| transmission |
apprenticeship
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| usesItem |
ceremonial headdresses
ⓘ
dance staffs ⓘ deerskin regalia ⓘ white deerskin ⓘ |
| worldviewAspect |
reciprocity with spiritual beings
ⓘ
responsibility to maintain world balance ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Deerskin Dance