Title	The Sha-man alone with his totem. Copyright 1906. [Title from image: ASL-P39-0782.].
Identifier	ASL-P208-108
Collection Name	Alaska Lantern Slides Collection, ca. 1894- [ongoing]. ASL-PCA-208
Description	Studio crafted photo with painted background and objects of art. Librarian's note: "witch doctor" is an outdated term. The contrived image is of a kneeling before a what is possibly a replica of a shaman's grave guardian in photographer's studio. He is wearing a horn crown and hide tunic, holding a raven rattle in his right hand. Behind the individual is a Chilkat robe on the viewer's left and a bentwood box on the viewer's right. The items in the photograph are not necessarily used together traditionally. Photographer's number 109-N. Photographer's numbers 97 & 103-N.
Creator	Case & Draper
Subject.TGM	Shamans Hides & skins Totem poles
Subject.LCSH	Staged photography Regalia Tlingit art Tlingit sculpture Tlingit Indians--Social life and customs
Subject.Local	Alaska Natives--Southeast Alaska--Tlingit
Region	Southeast Alaska
Time Period	1896 to 1913
Type	Image (Photographs) Image (Lantern slides) Image (Portrait photographs)
Related Materials	Alaska State Library Catalog: http://jlc-web.uaa.alaska.edu/client/asl/search/results?qu=%2257388604%22
Ordering & Use	http://library.alaska.gov/vilda_rights.html
Holding Institution	Alaska State Library - Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571; mailto:asl.historical@alaska.gov

The Sha-man alone with his totem. Copyright 1906. [Title from image: ASL-P39-0782.].

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