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Anachronistic Decay: Navajo Gods American Folklore, Edward Curtis, Native American Clothing, American Photo, Native American Photos, Navajo Nation, Native American Peoples, Indian History, Native American Tribes
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Navajo Gods

I recently came across these images of The Navajo by Edward Curtis taken just after 1900. From what I have read these are representations of different Gods for ceremony and dance. The information I have found for these photos varies. If anyone has a good reference please let me know. I would love to read and learn more about these images and Navajo beliefs and legends. {most images get larger when clicked on} Yeibichai

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Blackfoot Indian, 26 Jan, Medicine Man, Native American Wisdom, Native American Clothing, Native American Men, American Photo, Native American Pictures, Wilde Westen
Blackfoot Indian
26 Jan
Medicine Man
Native American Wisdom
Native American Clothing
Native American Men
American Photo
Native American Pictures
Wilde Westen

NATOS-API (Old Sun, Sun Old Man, White Shell Old Man) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography

NATOS-API (Old Sun or Sun Old Man, also known as White Shell Old Man), Blackfoot Indian chief and medicine man; b. c. 1819 probably in what is now central Alberta, son of Natos-api (Old Sun, also known as Crockery Old Man); d. 26 Jan. 1897 at North Camp Flats on the Blackfoot Indian Reserve south of Gleichen (Alta).

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Kavieng detective, judge and policeman! (Local and Traditional witch doctor) Eric Lafforgue, We Are The World, Foto Art, New Guinea, Palawan, Many Faces, People Of The World, World Cultures, Interesting Faces
Eric Lafforgue
We Are The World
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Palawan
Many Faces
People Of The World
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Interesting Faces

Kavieng detective, judge and policeman! New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Ulul village, near Kavieng. This man is a local and traditionnal witchdoctor ( pouri pouri man, or luri luri man) who has a special power with his father: thanks to a bamboo stick, they can ask it (the bamboo) to show them the guilty man or woman of a robbery. The bamboo shows them the way and lead them to the robber! They can also kill the guilty person with the bamboo. Sometimes it is very far away, so they take the bus or a car with the bamboo (which is 2 meters long!). I read that in…

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