Shaman's painted hide

At the center of this sacred chart is the image of the sun, the most important spiritual power, and the source of growth and life. Around it are arrayed rows of double curves that may represent the plants and the caribou that feed on them.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unknown
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Decorative Art
Native American: Montagnais
18th century
Native American
post-contact
Naskapi Innu
sun
Canada
montagnais
naskapi
Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/140952
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spelling ftpennstateuncdm:oai:digital.libraries.psu.edu:arthist2/140952 2023-05-15T17:13:11+02:00 Shaman's painted hide Unknown circa 1740 North and Central America, Canada, Quebec, Hull, Canadian Museum of Civilization, repository Unsmoked caribou skin, porcupine quills, paint, fish glue, hair JPEG http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/140952 unknown Department of Art History, Visual Resource Centre Selections 03_2817_13_S 03.2817.13.S http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/140952 This image is posted for Penn State University users only and is intended for non-profit, educational uses. It may not be posted on unrestricted web sites nor reproduced in printed publications. Decorative Art Native American: Montagnais 18th century Native American post-contact Naskapi Innu sun Image ftpennstateuncdm 2022-08-30T08:56:41Z At the center of this sacred chart is the image of the sun, the most important spiritual power, and the source of growth and life. Around it are arrayed rows of double curves that may represent the plants and the caribou that feed on them. Still Image montagnais naskapi PennState: Digital Collections Canada
institution Open Polar
collection PennState: Digital Collections
op_collection_id ftpennstateuncdm
language unknown
topic Decorative Art
Native American: Montagnais
18th century
Native American
post-contact
Naskapi Innu
sun
spellingShingle Decorative Art
Native American: Montagnais
18th century
Native American
post-contact
Naskapi Innu
sun
Unknown
Shaman's painted hide
topic_facet Decorative Art
Native American: Montagnais
18th century
Native American
post-contact
Naskapi Innu
sun
description At the center of this sacred chart is the image of the sun, the most important spiritual power, and the source of growth and life. Around it are arrayed rows of double curves that may represent the plants and the caribou that feed on them.
format Still Image
author Unknown
author_facet Unknown
author_sort Unknown
title Shaman's painted hide
title_short Shaman's painted hide
title_full Shaman's painted hide
title_fullStr Shaman's painted hide
title_full_unstemmed Shaman's painted hide
title_sort shaman's painted hide
url http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/140952
op_coverage circa 1740
North and Central America, Canada, Quebec, Hull, Canadian Museum of Civilization, repository
geographic Canada
geographic_facet Canada
genre montagnais
naskapi
genre_facet montagnais
naskapi
op_relation Department of Art History, Visual Resource Centre Selections
03_2817_13_S
03.2817.13.S
http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/140952
op_rights This image is posted for Penn State University users only and is intended for non-profit, educational uses. It may not be posted on unrestricted web sites nor reproduced in printed publications.
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