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Shaman doll display #2
Shaman doll donning bone charm necklace, leather tunic, shaman claw crown.
Museum display of Shaman artifacts
Museum exhibition shot with rattle, bird skull, eagle feather fan, claw crown.
Double ended bear staff
Carved shaman's staff, twin bear imagery, with bear head carved on either side of shaft.
Wolf Staff
Carved shaman's staff, Wolf image, carved, painted with abalone inlay in eyes.
Raven dance wand detail
Detail shot of carved dance wand, raven image.
Carved bone amulet
Carved bone amulet with animal face carved on either side and central humanoid figure.
Large wooden carved soul catcher
Carved wooden soul catcher, in typical symmetrical style with carved lid in centre.
Carved bone charm
Soul catcher, carved from a bone fragment, with geometric hachure. Could also be a drinking tube for girls in puberty. Likely a bird wing bone
Whooping crane sternum smudge bowl (back view)
Smudge bowl constructed from whooping crane sternum and basketry weaving. For the shaman, whooping cranes were a signal for seasonal change and things coming from other worlds.
Whooping crane sternum smudge bowl (side view)
Smudge bowl constructed from whooping crane sternum and basketry weaving. For the shaman, whooping cranes were a signal for seasonal change and things coming from other worlds.
Whooping crane sternum smudge bowl (front view)
Smudge bowl constructed from whooping crane sternum and basketry weaving. For the shaman, whooping cranes were a signal for seasonal change and things coming from other worlds.
Shaman's killer whale dance wand
Dance wand carved from cedar, depicting orca with human faces, and hair.
Carved shaman figure
Carved humanoid figure depicting a high ranking individual.