Hamatsa ritualist (British Coluimbia), 1914 "Hamatsa emerging from the woods--Koskimo" "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." Photo: Edward S. Curtis

Hamatsa ritualist (British Coluimbia), 1914
“Hamatsa emerging from the woods–Koskimo” “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.”
Photo: Edward S. Curtis