Canadá – B.C. - Shamans rattle – Tsimshian – Nass River - Museo del Hombre - Ottawa

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Raven and Man. A spoon made of mountain goat horn, carved in two pieces, and decorated with haliotis inlays. Haida. (25 cm, NMM)
NMM = National Museum of Man, Ottawa

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Haida ceremonial hammer. The soft stone is carved in the shape of a hawk with a whale in its beak. It is fastened to the wooden handle with cedar bark thongs. (68 cm; NMM)
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The shamans of the Northwest Coast utilized charms in their healing ceremonies. They were usually carved of bone or ivory in the form of a guardian spirit. The charms were either sewn on to clothing or worn around the neck. These little pelicari figurines, attached to one another with a leather thong, form a rare charm which is considered to be quite old. It is made of bone and decorated with haliotis inlays. It was collected from the Tsimshian during the last century. (7 cm; NMM)
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Another shaman charm, which was collected fully 100 years ago from the Niska on the Nass River. Carved of bone, it represents a salmon. (9 cm, NMM)
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This drinking vessel is carved out of the tusk of a walrus and decorated with haliotis shell. The partially visible figure is probably an anthropomorphic bear. The cup originated in the same region as the salmon charm described above. (14 cm; NMM)
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The apron of a Niska shaman consists of several pieces of leather sewn together with cedar bark thread and animal sinew and painted with ochre paints. Thirteen ivory halibut charms are tied onto it with cotton threads. Dog's teeth are fastened onto the bottom edge and deer hoofs are attached to the 10-cm-long (4-inch-Iong) leather fringes. (95 cm, NMM)
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Heiltsuk transformation mask. Closed, it represents a hawk; open, the face reveals its human nature. (68 cm; NMM)
NMM = National Museum of Man, Ottawa

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