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(SUN DANCE Good article. The wi~htikokancimuwin, "wthtiko-like dance,"was a masked performance often given during the Sun dance period. The wlkhko was a cannibalistic character in the folklore of the Wood Cree. Tales concerning.this spirit power were sometimes told among the Plains Cree, but the spirit was never seen in the prairie country and imbued only the forest inhabitants with man-eating desires. Except for the name, this character does not figure in the dance.

Category: Mask dance

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