[NATIVE AMERICANS]. DE GROFF, Edward, photographer. Boudoir card featuring a Haida shaman and sick man. Sitka, AK: ca 1890.
Sale 960 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 15, 2021
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. DE GROFF, Edward, photographer. Boudoir card featuring a Haida shaman and sick man. Sitka, AK: ca 1890.
4 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. albumen photograph on cardstock mount (heavy spotting throughout, with light toning and wear to edges and corners). Captioned on mount recto, "526. Witchcraft. Shaman and Sick Man (Hydah)." De Groff's imprint on verso. The shaman wears a mask and hat while crouching next to the frightened-looking sick man.
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