Hamatsa emerging from the woods--Koskimo

Edward S. Curtis • 1914 • British Columbia

Hamatsa emerging from the woods--Koskimo, British Columbia, 1914

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Hamatsa shaman, three-quarter length portrait, seated on ground in front of tree, facing front, possessed by supernatural power after having spent several days in the woods as part of an initiation ritual.

1 photographic print.