Shamanism Collection

Mandan Indians, with Medicine Man in Bear Skin, c1875. The Mandan traditionally lived along the banks of the Missouri River and two of its tributaries, the Heart and the Knife

Native American shaman, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
Native American shaman, 1841. A print from North American Indians, Wiley and Putnam, 1841

Sacred shamanic tree on Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, Europe

Old Indian witch doctor, between 1900 and 1930. Creator: Frank G. Carpenter
Old Indian witch doctor, between 1900 and 1930

Principal female shaman of the Hupa, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Principal female shaman of the Hupa, c1923. Hupa woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Giving the medicine-Navaho, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Giving the medicine-Navaho, c1905. Photograph shows aNavajo shaman giving medicine to participant sitting atop blanket(?) used in sweatbath, as two others look on

Night medicine men, 1908, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Night medicine men, 1908, c1908. Photo shows Arikara medicine ceremony with four night men dancing

Bear rattles, 1908, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Bear rattles, 1908, c1908. Rattles of Arikara bear medicine men

Hupa female shaman, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hupa female shaman, c1923. Athapascan Hupa woman from northwestern California, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing shell headbands, necklace, and holding up two baskets

Hamatsa emerging from the woods-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamatsa emerging from the woods-Koskimo, c1914. Hamatsa shaman, three-quarter length portrait, seated on ground in front of tree, facing front

Wyemah, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wyemah, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, c1905

Shaman and shamanka, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Shaman and shamanka, 1862. Sheet 54 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Tungus Shaman Woman, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Tungus Shaman Woman, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Buryat shaman, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Buryat shaman, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

View of the town of Quebec, Canada, circa 1800
View of the town of Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River, circa 1800. Sailing ships in the bay, and a watermill in the foreground. Veduta di Quebec

Arikara medicine fraternity-The prayer, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Arikara medicine fraternity-The prayer, c1908. Photo shows Arikara shamans, without shirts, backs to camera, seated in a semi-circle around a sacred cedar tree, tipis in background

Yeibichai, patient in sweat bath, 1904, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yeibichai, patient in sweat bath, 1904, c1905. Indian wrapped in blanket with medicine man and another man standing over him

A Tluwulahu costume-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Tluwulahu costume-Qagyuhl, c1914. Woman wearing a fringed Chilkat blanket, a hamatsa neckring and mask representing deceased relative who had been a shaman

Hatali Nez, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hatali Nez, c1905. Navajo man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, looking down, wearing a headband

Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff-Qagyuhl [principal chief], c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff-Qagyuhl [principal chief], c1914. Hamasaka, a Kwakiutl chief, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front

Shaman. Kachynets, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Shaman. Kachynets, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Ovoo made of wood on the shores of Hovsgol Lake. Hovsgol province, Mongolia

A Chukchi Shaman Consulting the Oracle, 1811 (coloured engraving)
CHT166584 A Chukchi Shaman Consulting the Oracle, 1811 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Shamaness of the Teleut people, Kemerovo region, Siberia, plate 27 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario
STC213596 Shamaness of the Teleut people, Kemerovo region, Siberia, plate 27 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Biasioli

Female magician or shaman, Mongol people, 18th century. 1823 (engraving)
7234221 Female magician or shaman, Mongol people, 18th century. 1823 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Female magician or shaman, Mongol people)

Danse d une jeune shamane des telenths (Russia) - in"Le costume ancien et moderne"by J. Ferrario, ed
GIA4737026 Danse d une jeune shamane des telenths (Russia) - in" Le costume ancien et moderne" by J. Ferrario, ed

Danse d une jeune shamane des telenths - in "Le costume ancien et moderne"by J. Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20
LSE4104141 Danse d une jeune shamane des telenths - in " Le costume ancien et moderne" by J. Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20 by Ferrario

Female shaman of the Mongolic Buyrats people, 18th century. 1823 (engraving)
7234223 Female shaman of the Mongolic Buyrats people, 18th century. 1823 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Religious man or shaman of the Algonquin town of Secota. 1859-1860 (engraving)
7234183 Religious man or shaman of the Algonquin town of Secota. 1859-1860 (engraving) by Bry, Theodore de (1528-98), after White

Ancient Perusians (Incas) in front of a moon eclipse - in "The Old and Modern Costume"by Jules Ferrario
GIA4816795 Ancient Perusians (Incas) in front of a moon eclipse - in " The Old and Modern Costume" by Jules Ferrario, 1819-1820 by Ferrario

Assinboin Medicine Sign, 1833 (w / c on paper)
5054757 Assinboin Medicine Sign, 1833 (w/c on paper) by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93); Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; (add.info)

Kachina Doll, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Jane Iverson
Kachina Doll, 1935/1942

Dogu statuette Japan, height 20 cm, Neolithic, Jomon period
JLJ4667074 Dogu statuette Japan, height 20 cm, Neolithic, Jomon period, 11th-4th century BC (terracotta) by Japanese School; Musee Guimet, Paris

Wotan (Odin), on his eight-legged horse Sleipnir - Viking Runes from the island of
GIA4735100 Wotan (Odin), on his eight-legged horse Sleipnir - Viking Runes from the island of Gotland (Sweden) by Viking (7th Century); Gotland, Sweden; (add.info.: Wotan (Odin)

Figurines in shaman costume. Polychrome wooden statuettes, art coreen, 19th century
LSE4316437 Figurines in shaman costume. Polychrome wooden statuettes, art coreen, 19th century. National Museum of Korea, Seoul (South Korea)

Magic drum of shamans in Lapland, illustration of a book on Linnes journey
LSE4095086 Magic drum of shamans in Lapland, illustration of a book on Linnes journey by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nordique, Paris

African bogie man to ward off evil spirits (b / w photo)
6015586 African bogie man to ward off evil spirits (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: African bogie man to ward off evil spirits)

Anthropomorphic Plaque, Possibly the Fire Serpent, Preclassic period
1764381 Anthropomorphic Plaque, Possibly the Fire Serpent, Preclassic period, 800-400 BC (serpentine & cinnabar) by Prehistoric; 23.5x14x1.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

A Yakut Man Taking a Solemn Oath, 1811 (coloured engraving)
CHT166587 A Yakut Man Taking a Solemn Oath, 1811 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

A Siberian Tartar Shaman and Burial Ground, c. 1811 (coloured engraving)
CHT166585 A Siberian Tartar Shaman and Burial Ground, c.1811 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Odin, Germanic god of war and poetry - engraving, 19th century
LSE4106655 Odin, Germanic god of war and poetry - engraving, 19th century by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Odin)

Indian Knisteneau emptying the bag of remedies for the calumet ceremony, 1811
LSE4091400 Indian Knisteneau emptying the bag of remedies for the calumet ceremony, 1811. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

God Odin, German image, 1909
LSE4094851 God Odin, German image, 1909 by German School; Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: God Odin, German image, 1909); Photo eLeonard de Selva; out of copyright

Prietre medecin de Californie - in "Encyclopedie des voyages"
LSE4082055 Pritre medecin de Californie - in " Encyclopedie des voyages" by Grasset Saint Sauveur, ed. Paris 1796 by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Ganga, magicien medecin du Congo - in "Encyclopedie des voyages"
LSE4082047 Ganga, magicien medecin du Congo - in " Encyclopedie des voyages" by Grasset Saint Sauveur, ed. Paris 1796 by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

A Shaman Banishing the Evil Spirits of a Sick Person, Siberia, c
CHT166586 A Shaman Banishing the Evil Spirits of a Sick Person, Siberia, c.1811 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

A Talysh Shaman Dancing Around the Fire, from Il Costume Antico e Moderno
CHT166583 A Talysh Shaman Dancing Around the Fire, from Il Costume Antico e Moderno by Giulio Ferrario, 1819 (coloured engraving) by Biasioli, Angelo (1790-1830); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

A Native American medicine man reciting an incantation to cure sickness (coloured engraving)
3630051 A Native American medicine man reciting an incantation to cure sickness (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Shamanism, an ancient spiritual practice deeply rooted in indigenous cultures across the globe, has captivated humanity for centuries. From the Mandan Indians of North America to the Native American shamans depicted by Myers and Co in 1841, these mystical figures have held a profound significance within their communities. One captivating image showcases a Medicine Man adorned in a bear skin, symbolizing his connection with nature's power and wisdom. This portrayal from c1875 offers us a glimpse into the sacred rituals performed by these revered healers. Traveling eastward to Lake Baikal, we encounter a mesmerizing sight - a sacred shamanic tree standing tall against the backdrop of this majestic Siberian lake. Its presence evokes reverence and awe as it serves as a conduit between earthly realms and higher spirits. In Mongolia's Hovsgol province lies another testament to shamanistic beliefs - an Ovoo made of wood on the shores of Hovsgol Lake. This structure represents offerings made to ancestral spirits, seeking guidance and protection for those who dwell nearby. The Chukchi Shaman Consulting the Oracle transports us back to 1811 when colored engravings brought distant cultures closer than ever before. The image captures both curiosity and respect as this wise figure seeks divine insight through ancient divination practices. Jules Ferrario's Le Costume Ancien et Moderne provides further glimpses into shamanism's rich tapestry. We witness powerful female magicians or shamans among Mongolian people in the 18th century; their intricate dances intertwine with spiritual energy that transcends time itself. The Buyrats people also had their own female shaman during this era – her engraved depiction invites contemplation on gender roles within spiritual leadership while highlighting diversity across different tribes' traditions. Venturing beyond North America and Asia, we encounter religious men or shamans from Algonquin town Secota captured in an engraving dating back to 1859-1860.