Holder Of The Thunderpipe

The Blackfoot Thunder Pipe is part of a sacred bundle of objects, including bird and animal skins, that is held by a person who is the designated owner/keeper of the bundle. He or she has received this bundle from a previous keeper, in a line stretching back to the original holder of the bundle, who often received instructions for creating the bundle through a dream or vision from the spirit world. The bundle is opened for healing purposes, and the ceremony must take place at certain times of the year. Created with watercolour on Stonehenge paper.