scalp dance

scalp dance
noun
Etymology: scalp (I)
: an American Indian victory dance often by women around a pole with enemy scalps or with scalp-surmounted sticks in hand

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scalp dance,
a ceremonial dance of the American Indians in which the scalps of enemies were used in celebrating a victory.

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