. English: Aglegmiut shaman in costume, Nushagak, ca. 1908 . English: Although forbidden by the Christian missionaries, these masks and outsized hands were still made and used in the early 1900s by the Aglegmiut. The photographs taken by John Thwaite are believed to be the only images of an actual shaman wearing these ceremonial costumes. Caption on image: Eskimo medicine man, Alaska PH Coll Subjects (LCTGM): Shamans--Alaska--Nushagak Subjects (LCSH): Ceremonial objects--Alaska--Nushagak; Koniagmiut Eskimos--Clothing--Alaska--Nushagak; Koniagmiut Eskimos--Alasks--Nushagak--Rites and ce
. English: Aglegmiut shaman in costume, Nushagak, ca. 1908 . English: Although forbidden by the Christian missionaries, these masks and outsized hands were still made and used in the early 1900s by the Aglegmiut. The photographs taken by John Thwaite are believed to be the only images of an actual shaman wearing these ceremonial costumes. Caption on image: Eskimo medicine man, Alaska PH Coll Subjects (LCTGM): Shamans--Alaska--Nushagak Subjects (LCSH): Ceremonial objects--Alaska--Nushagak; Koniagmiut Eskimos--Clothing--Alaska--Nushagak; Koniagmiut Eskimos--Alasks--Nushagak--Rites and ceremonies; Indians of North America--Alaska--Nushagak . circa 1908 3 Aglegmiut shaman in costume, Nushagak, ca 1908 (THWAITES 116)
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