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Shiba atagoyama, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Shiba atagoyama, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a shaman or other religious figure arriving at the shrine at the top of the hill at Atago. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.... More

Edward S. Curtis - Yebichai, patient in sweat bath

Edward S. Curtis - Yebichai, patient in sweat bath

Indian wrapped in blanket with medicine man and another man standing over him. No. 1058-04.

Dr. Joseph, chief medecine [i.e. medicine] man of the Swinomish Reservation / Photo by O.J. Wingren., La Conner, Wash.

Dr. Joseph, chief medecine [i.e. medicine] man of the Swinomish Reserv...

Photograph shows portrait of elderly Swinomish traditional healer. H97245 U.S. Copyright Office. "No. 3."

Edward S. Curtis - Hu Kalowa Pi ceremony

Edward S. Curtis - Hu Kalowa Pi ceremony

Photograph shows Saliva, an Oglala Sioux priest, dressed for the Hu Kalowa Pi ceremony. H104336 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2524-07. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Publ... More

A medicine man curing a patient / Capt. Eastman, U.S.A. del. ; C. Schuessele lith.

A medicine man curing a patient / Capt. Eastman, U.S.A. del. ; C. Schu...

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Dr. Joseph," chief medecine [i.e. medicine] man of the Swinomish Reservation / Photo by O.J. Wingren., La Conner, Wash.

"Dr. Joseph," chief medecine [i.e. medicine] man of the Swinomish Rese...

Photograph shows portrait of elderly Swinomish traditional healer. H97243 U.S. Copyright Office. "No. 1."

Goldi shaman priest and assistant - photo by William Henry Jackson

Goldi shaman priest and assistant - photo by William Henry Jackson

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1897, p. 809. Similar to lantern slide W7-1149. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part ... More

Edward S. Curtis - Hamatsa emerging from the woods--Koskimo

Edward S. Curtis - Hamatsa emerging from the woods--Koskimo

Hamatsa shaman, three-quarter length portrait, seated on ground in front of tree, facing front, possessed by supernatural power after having spent several days in the woods as part of an initiation ritual. J197... More

Old Indian witch doctor, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Old Indian witch doctor, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Photo by W.W.W. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Goldes shaman priest in his regalia

Goldes shaman priest in his regalia

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1897, p. 807. Similar to lantern slide W7-1144. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part ... More

Shamans graves, Alaska. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Shamans graves, Alaska. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Photoprint copyrighted by H.H. Brodeck. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Edward S. Curtis - Night medicine men

Edward S. Curtis - Night medicine men

Photo shows Arikara medicine ceremony with four night men dancing. H118584 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2885-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North A... More

A Navaho shaman / Hillers, photo., portrait of american indian man

A Navaho shaman / Hillers, photo., portrait of american indian man

A shaman, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, with a blanket backdrop.

Eskimo medicine man and sick boy, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Eskimo medicine man and sick boy, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collecti...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Goldi shaman priest and assistant

Goldi shaman priest and assistant

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-USZ62-24875. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library... More

Edward S. Curtis - Hatali Nez, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Hatali Nez, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Navajo man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, looking down, wearing a headband. H55576 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1046-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Dr. Joseph, cheif [i.e. chief] medecine [i.e. medicine] man of the Swinomish Reservation / Photo by O.J. Wingren., La Conner, Wash.

Dr. Joseph, cheif [i.e. chief] medecine [i.e. medicine] man of the Swi...

Photograph shows portrait of elderly Swinomish traditional healer. H97244 U.S. Copyright Office. "No. 2."

Edward S. Curtis - Hupa female shaman

Edward S. Curtis - Hupa female shaman

Athapascan Hupa woman from northwestern California, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing shell headbands, necklace, and holding up two baskets. J262669 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis C... More

Nesjaja Hatali - Navaho, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Nesjaja Hatali - Navaho, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Nesjaja Hatali, medicine man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Goldes shaman priest in his regalia

Goldes shaman priest in his regalia

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1897, p. 807. Similar to lantern slide W7-1144. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part ... More

[Native types of Africa, 192-] - Frank G. Carpenter collection

[Native types of Africa, 192-] - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Photo shows a witch doctor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing headdress and many necklaces. Title from caption card and item. Typed caption at bottom: The witch doctor's life is safe only so lon... More

Edward S. Curtis - The offering--San Ildefonso

Edward S. Curtis - The offering--San Ildefonso

Photograph shows a barechested Tewa man, standing high on a cliff, arms stretched before him as he sprinkles cornmeal as an offering at the start of a day, to the sun, or some other deity, or to mundane daily e... More

Native Medicine Man, South Africa. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Native Medicine Man, South Africa. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Photograph by "G.W.W." [George Washington Wilson]. Print no. "40. 112." Purchase; Marc Walter; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:141). More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.go... More

Images on Indian doctor's grave, Chilkat, Alaska

Images on Indian doctor's grave, Chilkat, Alaska

Photograph shows the grave of Shah, a Tlingit ixt (shaman), marked with carved wood totems. Copyright 1895 by Winter & Pond. No. 187.

The indian medicine show / L.M. Glackens.

The indian medicine show / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as an Indian medicine man beating a drum labeled "The New Nationalism" while standing in a cart with "Publisher Howland" and "Editor Abbott" who are selling bottles of "Out... More

Goldi shaman priest and assistant - photo by William Henry Jackson

Goldi shaman priest and assistant - photo by William Henry Jackson

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1897, p. 809. Similar to lantern slide W7-1149. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part ... More

Shiba atagoyama, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Shiba atagoyama, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a shaman or other religious figure arriving at the shrine at the top of the hill at Atago. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.... More

Goldes shaman priest in his regalia

Goldes shaman priest in his regalia

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-USZ62-78790. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library... More

The Medicine man - Public domain portrait print

The Medicine man - Public domain portrait print

Navajo Indian, half-length portrait, facing front. 201186 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph copyrighted by William J. Carpenter, 1915.

Edward S. Curtis - Offering to the sun--San Ildefonso

Edward S. Curtis - Offering to the sun--San Ildefonso

Barechested Tewa man with hands raised skyward, each holding a feather, as he faces the sun. J288498 U.S. Copyright Office. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The N... More

Nesjaja Hatali - Navaho, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Nesjaja Hatali - Navaho, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Nesjaja Hatali, medicine man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Goldi shaman priest and assistant - photo by William Henry Jackson

Goldi shaman priest and assistant - photo by William Henry Jackson

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1897, p. 809. Similar to lantern slide W7-1149. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part ... More

Edward S. Curtis - The offering--San Ildefonso

Edward S. Curtis - The offering--San Ildefonso

Photograph shows a barechested Tewa man, standing high on a cliff, arms stretched before him as he sprinkles cornmeal as an offering at the start of a day, to the sun, or some other deity, or to mundane daily e... More

Eskimo medicine man and sick boy, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Eskimo medicine man and sick boy, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collecti...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

"Medicine men" with squirming rattlesnakes, odd homes of the Cliff Dwellers, World's Fair, St. Louis

"Medicine men" with squirming rattlesnakes, odd homes of the Cliff Dwe...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Medecine sic song Crumbo, Native Americans

Medecine sic song Crumbo, Native Americans

American Indian medicine man, in elaborate costume, kneeling by campfire. Gu20277 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 811.

Edward S. Curtis - Arikara medicine fraternity--The prayer

Edward S. Curtis - Arikara medicine fraternity--The prayer

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.... More

"Medicine men" with squirming rattlesnakes, odd homes of the Cliff Dwellers, World's Fair, St. Louis

"Medicine men" with squirming rattlesnakes, odd homes of the Cliff Dwe...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.