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Old Massett

Author/Photographer Dossetter, E.

Donor Phillips/Dalzell

Date1881

MediumPrints

Dimensions20.5 × 25.4 cm (8 1/16 × 10 in.)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineThe American Museum of Natural History neg. #42314

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Object numberPh 03296

DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Dr. Kudé (second from left) and other shaman of Masset posing.
Published References"Dr. Kudé (second from left) and other shaman of Masset pose for a photograph. Kudé wears the Chilkat blanket of a chief, a title that he had claim to, rather than the dance apron of a shaman. The figure on the left wearing the mask with a crooked mouth represents the wife of one of the other masked figures who was supposed to be dead; Dr. Kudé has just restored him to life. The man on the right is Chief Xa'na of Grizzly Bear House with tattooed hereditary crests, Masset, B.C., 1881. Xa'na has a grizzly bear tattoo on his chest, a seated bear on his shoulder, and possibly a killer whale on his forearm. This is the only known photo of Haida shaman wearing masks." civilization.ca

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