Description: Shaman's carved wooden figurine with faces carved in hands. Possibly a supernatural being.
Date: 1934
Name(s): Inverarity, Robert Bruce, 1909-1999
Description: This shaman's grave has only one of the original pair of posts remaining. The figure is in a typical pose with one arm down against his stomach holding a rattle and the other up against his chin holding a soul-catcher. Originally, he wore a conical shaman's cap.
Date: 1932
Name(s): Inverarity, Robert Bruce, 1909-1999
Description: This shaman's grave has only one of the original pair of posts remaining. The figure is in a typical pose with one arm down against his stomach holding a rattle and the other up against his chin holding a soul-catcher. Originally, he wore a conical shaman's cap.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: This shaman's grave has only one of the original pair of posts remaining. The figure is in a typical pose with one arm down against his stomach holding a rattle and the other up against his chin holding a soul-catcher. Originally, he wore a conical shaman's cap.
Date: 1896 to 1900
Name(s): Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)
Description: Central figure is Gou-ghe yah-tee, "drum holder". The drum of the shaman was hung on the outstretched arms. These figures were known as ut nuh teen, "he sees some-thing," and were made for very special occasions (G. T. Emmons, The Tlingit Indians).
Description: Wooden mortuary post of a human standing guard, to be positioned at a grave site.
Description: Tlingit grave guard collected by George Thornton Emmons, 1852-1945
Description: Tlingit grave guard collected by George Thornton Emmons, 1852-1945
Description: Ring like charm, carved from mountain goat horn.
Description: Dance wand carved from cedar, depicting orca with human faces, and hair.
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Shaman's kit consisting of bone nose ornament, wood pick, simple soul catcher and abalone shell pieces.
Description: Carved staff with octopus effigy.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Performence at Haines
Description: Carved shaman's puppet fabricated from wooden limbs and head, textile and hair.
Description: Carved shaman's puppet assembled with carved wooden head and limbs, and textile body.
