Description
The subject of this plate is a female shaman of the Clayoquot tribe. The ceremonial washing of shamans is much like that of whalers and other hunters, consisting mainly of sitting or standing in water and rubbing the body with hemlock sprigs in order to remove all earthly taint, which would offend the supernatural powers.
Contemporary print. Catalog date 1915. Nuu-chah-nulth / Nootka Indians. SKU ECP1112. Fine art paper, luster photo paper, or canvas.
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