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North America Tlingit peoples, Alaska/British Columbia Shaman's Amulet ca. 1750–1800 Sperm-whale ivory L. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm) Raymond and Laura Wielgus Collection Depictions on shaman's amulets refer to visions that appeared to the shaman while dreaming or in a trance, or they represent animal and/or human spirits with whom he had a particularly close relationship. This one shows a land otter, an animal comfortable both on land and in rivers and therefore, like the shaman, able to exist in more than one realm. The land otter was also a spirit associated with most shamans. |
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