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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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:thwaites/115 2023-05-15T16:07:13+02:00 Aglegmiut shaman in costume, with boy, ca. 1912 Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940 University of Washington Libraries. Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division United States--Alaska--Nushagak circa 1912 Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 2003. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/115 unknown John E. Thwaites Photographs THW093 University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [Order Number or Negative Number] THWAITES 247.156 493 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/115 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections John E. Thwaites Photograph Collection. PH Coll 247 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 Photograph; image 1912 ftuwashingtonlib 2019-03-17T00:05:30Z 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 Other/Unknown Material eskimo* Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections |
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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 Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940 Aglegmiut shaman in costume, with boy, ca. 1912 |
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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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Aglegmiut shaman in costume, with boy, ca. 1912 |
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Aglegmiut shaman in costume, with boy, ca. 1912 |
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Aglegmiut shaman in costume, with boy, ca. 1912 |
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Aglegmiut shaman in costume, with boy, ca. 1912 |
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aglegmiut shaman in costume, with boy, ca. 1912 |
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