Thunder/Firebirds
of the North American Tribal Dances
In North Virginia in heart of Great Dismal Swamp, Lake Drummond lies in a hollow, shallow, egg shaped depression burned out of the peat floor of the swamp. Indians say a "fire bird" scientists say meteorite but none found yet. 1
The text that comes
with this doll indicated that the natives were not sure if the doll was a
representation of a comet or if it was related to something else. Was this "maybe"
statement because of the reticence of the natives who knew it would never be believed,
or was it a decision of the author to write it as an indecisive statement because
he did not feel the native description was practical. No matter.
2 Wright, Barton (1990) Hopi Kachinas: The Complete Guide to Collecting Kachina Dolls, Flagstaff, Arizona: Northland Publishing.