Colin, I remember that being announced on the TV news. Avoiding politics, if it was from my collection, a very brave thing to do and I would have mourned its loss for the rest of my life. Which must have been a similar feeling for the recipients. I do not think the Ghost Dance Movement was the same for all Native American participants in the areas taking up the practice. So not all associated regalia would be created of as a weapon; yes I think the ghost shirt is as much a weapon as a physical shield. Whites at the time visited ghost dances as tourists and collected "souvenirs" would that make them tourist art????
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