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Dick Mahwee, Pyramid Lake shaman, before the cave near Fort Churchill
Dick Mahwee, Pyramid Lake shaman, before the cave near Fort Churchill
Object Number 34-114-10/100569.1.16
Display Title Dick Mahwee, Pyramid Lake shaman, before the cave near Fort Churchill
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Shoshonean, Paiute; Pyramid Lake, Nevada; Dick Mahwee, Pyramid Lake Shaman, before the cave near Fort Churchill where he recieved his Shamanic power."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Ritual Figure
  • Proper Name
Subject
  • Shaman
Department Photographic
Date Summer 1934
Artist Willard Zerbe Park
Culture
  • Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Pyramid Lake
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 5.72 x 10.8 cm (2 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)

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