Aglegmiut shaman in costume, Nushagak, approximately 1908

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: 1908
Subjects:
Shamans > Alaska > Nushagak
Ceremonial objects > Alaska > Nushagak
Koniagmiut Eskimos > Clothing > Alaska > Nushagak
Koniagmiut Eskimos > Alaska > Nushagak > Rites and ceremonies
Indians of North America > Alaska > Nushagak
eskimo*
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/116
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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 PH Coll 247.180

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