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Edward S. Curtis - Arikara medicine fraternity--The prayer
Summary
Photo shows Arikara shamans, without shirts, backs to camera, seated in a semi-circle around a sacred cedar tree, tipis in background.
H118596 U.S. Copyright Office.
Curtis no. 2898-08.
Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).
Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, Suppl., v. 5, pl. 164.
Shamanism is a system of religious practice. Historically, it is often associated with indigenous and tribal societies, and involves belief that shamans, with a connection to the otherworld, have the power to heal the sick, communicate with spirits, and escort souls of the dead to the afterlife.
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Date
01/01/1908
Contributors
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, photographer
Location
North Shore, 42.44055, -96.44170
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication. No renewal in Copyright office.
