Shaman Grave Figures

Carved wooden figures guarding the grave of Date-hun (Date-khoon?), a Chilkat shaman of Killerwhale House. The full-length figure on the left is that of Geese-teen, or Gease tene, a supernatural spirit helper. The larger figure on the right is Gou-ghe yah-tee, “drum holder” (G. T. Emmons, The Tlingi...

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Other Authors: G.T. Emmons
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1885
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tlingit
Alaska
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_4351 2023-05-15T18:33:11+02:00 Shaman Grave Figures G.T. Emmons Klukwan 1885 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4351/shaman-grave-figures unknown billreid:4351 local: Klukwan198 uuid: 5aa21254-535c-43c2-8123-749d4da2a17a https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4351/shaman-grave-figures No Known Copyright Tlingit --- Carving--Grave--Guardian--Northwest Coast--Art--Club--Chilkat--Alaska-- Tlingit --- Klukwan--Carving--Grave--Guardian--Northwest Coast--Art--Club--Chilkat--Alaska-- Photographs StillImage 1885 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:08Z Carved wooden figures guarding the grave of Date-hun (Date-khoon?), a Chilkat shaman of Killerwhale House. The full-length figure on the left is that of Geese-teen, or Gease tene, a supernatural spirit helper. The larger figure on the right is Gou-ghe yah-tee, “drum holder” (G. T. Emmons, The Tlingit Indians) Still Image tlingit Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
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topic Tlingit --- Carving--Grave--Guardian--Northwest Coast--Art--Club--Chilkat--Alaska--
Tlingit --- Klukwan--Carving--Grave--Guardian--Northwest Coast--Art--Club--Chilkat--Alaska--
spellingShingle Tlingit --- Carving--Grave--Guardian--Northwest Coast--Art--Club--Chilkat--Alaska--
Tlingit --- Klukwan--Carving--Grave--Guardian--Northwest Coast--Art--Club--Chilkat--Alaska--
Shaman Grave Figures
topic_facet Tlingit --- Carving--Grave--Guardian--Northwest Coast--Art--Club--Chilkat--Alaska--
Tlingit --- Klukwan--Carving--Grave--Guardian--Northwest Coast--Art--Club--Chilkat--Alaska--
description Carved wooden figures guarding the grave of Date-hun (Date-khoon?), a Chilkat shaman of Killerwhale House. The full-length figure on the left is that of Geese-teen, or Gease tene, a supernatural spirit helper. The larger figure on the right is Gou-ghe yah-tee, “drum holder” (G. T. Emmons, The Tlingit Indians)
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title Shaman Grave Figures
title_short Shaman Grave Figures
title_full Shaman Grave Figures
title_fullStr Shaman Grave Figures
title_full_unstemmed Shaman Grave Figures
title_sort shaman grave figures
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