Ksan Performing Arts Group 18_12

Dave Milton, who is th main shaman in this performance conducts a curing ceremony on Barlow Green. Miriam Danes and Alice Jefferies assist him. Among the Tsimshian, a shaman could be a man or a woman endowed with special powers. Healing shamans wear bearskin robes, aprons, and crowns of grizzly-bear...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: G.F. MacDonald Collection
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Tsimshian > Gitxsan > Shaman > Dance Regalia >
Tsimshian > Gitxsan > Ksan > Shaman > Dance Regalia >
Milton
Bearskin
Tsimshian
Tsimshian*
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-648/ksan-performing-arts-group-1812
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Summary:Dave Milton, who is th main shaman in this performance conducts a curing ceremony on Barlow Green. Miriam Danes and Alice Jefferies assist him. Among the Tsimshian, a shaman could be a man or a woman endowed with special powers. Healing shamans wear bearskin robes, aprons, and crowns of grizzly-bear claws. They also use a number of aids, including round rattles, skin drums, and charms.

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