Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

by George E. Lankford

the Omaha preserved two poles: the “Venerable Man” or “sacred pole” and the ancient cedar pole. The tradition is that the sacred pole is linked to the star that is motionless: Polaris, the North Star