Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions
How does Lame Deer liken the sacred pipe to a Sioux person?
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Lame Deer likens the sacred pipe to a Sioux person by saying that the stem is the backbone, the bowl is the head, the stone is blood and is red like a Sioux person's skin. The opening in the bowl is a mouth and the smoke that rises from it is breath.