Amulet (T’ask) used by medical shaman (Skäga)
Location: North America, United States, North-West Coast, Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands
Dating: 19th century
Material / Technique: Whale bone
Collection / Inventory: Museum of Civilizations, Rome. INV. No. MPE 11190/G
Provenance: Haida (North America, United States, North-West Coast, Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands). Enrico Hillyer Giglioli Collection (1913).
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