Shaman Grave

Date
1897
Personal name
Description

A traditional shaman mortuary of the crib type. At the front corners stood identical posts depicting the shaman. A low cribbing of planks behind the posts held the extended body of the shaman. One of these posts is still standing at the village.

Physical location
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Subject (Geographic)
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Identifier
Yan61
Terms of use
There are no restrictions on the use of this material in Canada.