Aglegmiut shaman in costume, with boy, ca. 1912

Although forbidden by the Christian missionaries, these masks and outsized hands were still made and used in the early 1900s by the Aglegmiut. The photographs taken by John Thwaite are believed to be the only images of an actual shaman wearing these ceremonial costumes. Caption on image: Eskimo medi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1912
Subjects:
Shamans > Alaska > Nushagak
Boys > Alaska > Nushagak
Benches > Alaska > Nushagak
Wooden sidewalks > Alaska > Nushagak
Koniagmiut Eskimos > Clothing > Alaska > Nushagak
Koniagmiut Eskimos > Alaska > Nushagak > Rites and ceremonies
Eskimo children > Alaska > Nushagak
eskimo*
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/115
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Summary:Although forbidden by the Christian missionaries, these masks and outsized hands were still made and used in the early 1900s by the Aglegmiut. The photographs taken by John Thwaite are believed to be the only images of an actual shaman wearing these ceremonial costumes. Caption on image: Eskimo medicine man, Alaska, exorcising evil spirits from a sick boy. "Working to beat the Devil." PH Coll 247.156

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