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LACROSSE IS DEEPLY ROOTED in the mythology and oral histories of the tribes that played the game. The early Jesuits appear to have been aware that a lacrosse match was a highly ceremonialized religious expression. Success or failure was attributable more to the prowess of the religious leaders who controlled players and games at every turn. The shaman acted somewhat like today’s coaches but with an arsenal of magic powers to control the games' outcome. The sacred nature of lacrosse explains the paramount role of the medicine man in all of its' ritual aspects. The whole affair takes the aspect of a contest between the occult powers of the two medicine men...and the victory or defeat is laid at the door of the medicine men rather than the players themselves.
Bronze edition: 25 Height: 30" Price $17, 500
