![]() He is ever-present in contemporary Native American arts and crafts including jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, and paintings" (Bastian, 2004).īastian, D. The trickster : A study in American Indian mythology Radin, Paul Published by Routledge and Paul, 1955 Condition: Good Hardcover Save for Later From WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom) AbeBooks Seller Since NovemSeller Rating Quantity: 1 View all copies of this book Buy Used US 29. Sacred to Native Americans of the Southwest since prehistoric times, his image was also a design element on ancient pottery. ![]() "Images of the mythic Kokopelli, the mysterious, humpbacked, priapic flute player, are found widely in rock art within a large Geographic region of the Four Corners states (Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico). He frequently suffers the consequences of his own mischief” (Bastian, 2004). “Coyote is a complex, contradictory, and colorful figure that exists in virtually all Native American cultural traditions…The prototypical trickster, he is at time deceitful, dishonest, cunning, shrewd, irreverent, curious, lazy, unpredictable, gluttonous, cruel, erotic, lecherous, clownish, or stupid. Ceremonies and rituals centering on the bear were practiced among a variety of cultures, particularly the Algonquians the bear was revered in hunting practices, for example” (Bastian, 2004). Bear taught the Oneida gentleness and strength, but at times he was malicious and perverse. He has been known to give power and heal. He appears as a culture hero, friend, master of animals, and chief of the underworld. ![]() ![]() ![]() In some stories, he is friendly and intelligent. “Bear is one of the most common characters in Native American myths. ![]()
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