Wanapum Indians - interview - Transcript (part 3).
Date
1956
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UNPUBLISHED
Abstract
"'Altar at east end of room, 10 bells there, large ones, about six inches long five inches across bottom. Seven candle holders on wall. These brackets, made of lath, like L shaped. Candle stuck on nail. Unlit. Shakers starting to arrive. Relatives, friends stood, some of us on west end, some on north. They came in door and passed around room clockwise. Hosts, standing, raise right hand. Shakers touched right finger tips, sometime entire hand, to upraised hand and then crossed themselves, 'In the Name of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost.' They crossed selves when passing old man, only one reached out and touched his hand. This repeated as individual groups arrived."
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19 page typed transcription, created by Click Relander.