Halcyon Journey by In Search of the Belted Kingfisher

Author:In Search of the Belted Kingfisher
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780870712043
Publisher: Oregon State University Press

The kingfisher which is tied to the head behind the horn was worn for the purpose of closing up holes which might be made in the body by bullets, because when the kingfisher dives into water, the water at once closes over it.

Further, when White Bull presented the warbonnet to the warrior Roman Nose, he told him, “If you get into any fight, try to imitate the call of the bird you wear on your head—the kingfisher.”

Following these and more instructions, Roman Nose wore the warbonnet into many battles, including one in 1865 where he “rode back and forth within twenty-five or thirty yards of lines of white troops, all of whom shot at him without effect.” When Roman Nose died in a later fight, the belief was that he had accidentally violated one of the laws of the warbonnet.

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