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Charm of a Chilkat Tlingit shaman. Made of bone, it is carved in the shape of a sea monster with its offspring underneath its belly and a cuttlefish behind it. (13 cm, SJM)
SJM = Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka

Chilkat dancers in the large theater in Haines, Alaska. Tlingits were not the only participants; young white people were allowed to join the group. Could this be genuine cultural exchange?