Pacific Northwest Coast
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Shamanism Peter T. Furst
	War Helmet-Humanoid Animal Tlingit, c. 1740-1800	Early Frontlet Tlingit, c. 1750 or earlier	Covarrubias Frontlet Heiltsuk (Bella Bella), c. 1830-1860	Forehead Mask/Headpiece Tsimshian, c. 1800-1840	Shaman's Mask Tlingit, c. 1860-1880
Steel Dagger/Eagle Tlinglit, c. 1850	Miniature Grease Bowl Tlingit or Haida, c. 1800	Whale Rattle Haida, c. 1880-1900	Soul Catcher Tsimshian, c. 1870	Shaman’s Amulet Tlingit, c. 1870	Shaman’s Amulet Tlingit, c. 1880
Trap Stake with Bird Image Tlingit c. 1850-1880	Trap Stake with Bear Image Tlinlit c. 1850-1880	Dorsal Fin Headdress Finial Tlingit, c. 1840-1860	Seal or Halibut Club Tlingit, c. 1880-1890	Ornament Tlingit or Tsimshian, c. 1850-1890	Cattail Mat Creaser Coast Salish, c. 1860-1880
Shaman's Figures Tlingit, c. 1880	Slave Figure Tlingit, pre-1800	Chief's Orca Scepter Vancouver Island, c.1890

Arctic

Grandmother Could Fly A View of Arctic Shamanism By Sean Mooney
	Point Hope Mask Inuit, c. 1880-1900	Face Mask Inuit / Inupiaq, c. 1870-1880	Maskette Inuit, c. 1880-1900	Fragmentary Face Mask. Inuit, c. 1870-1880	Doll’s Head Punuk , c. 600-900 AD
Doll’s Head Punuk or Thule, c. 1000-1400 AD	Arrow Straightener in the form of a Caribou Inuit / Thule, c. 1780-1850	Bear Amulet Old Bering Sea, Okvik period, c. AD 200	Snuff Box in the form of a Wolf Inupiaq, c. 1850-1895	Double Faced Shaman's Wand Inupiaq, c. 1850-1895	Halibut Harpoon Flint Box Inuit, c. 1900
Needle Case in the form of a Seal Inuit, c. 1860-1880	Harpoon Handle Inuit, c. 1860-1880	Harpoon Socket Handle Old Bering Sea, c. 600-800 AD	Harpoon Point Old Bering Sea, c. 500 AD	Fifteen Harpoon Points Old Bering Sea, c. 500-800 AD	Net Floats in the form of Birds & Animals Inupiat, c. 1860-1900
Fishing Hook Western Thule / Inuit, c. 1800-1900	Fish Hook Inuit, c. 1880-1900	Fish Talisman Old Bering Sea, c. 500-800 AD	Fish Weights Old Bering Sea, c. 1600-1800	Doll c. 18th Century	Otter Amulet Inuit, c. 1870-1880
Otter Amulet Inuit, c. 1870-1880	Totem Pole c.1890-1920	Float Plug in the form of a Bird Inupiat, c. 1860-1900	Float Plug in the form of a Bird Inupiat, c. 1860-1900	Puppet Head c. 1860-1900	Doll c. 18th Century

Eastern Woodlands

If a Lion Could Speak by Steven Powers
	Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Ball Head Club c. 1820	Eastern Woodlands Carved Crucifix c.1822	Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Pipe c. 1780	Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Pipe c. 1780	Western Great Lakes Woodlands Prairie Effigy Bowl c. 1820
Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Effigy Bowl c. 1800	Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Red Painted Ceremonial Bowl c. 1760	Early Pilgrim / Northeast Woodlands Bowl c. 1700 (or earlier)	Western Great Lakes/Northern Plains Medicine Bowl c. 1800-1820	Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Medicine Bowl c. 1760-1780	Northeastern Woodlands Otter Effigy Cup c.1720
Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Wolf Effigy Scoop c. 1720 -1740	Great Lakes Woodlands Gaming Dish with Playing Pieces c.1800	Northeastern/Eastern Canada Woodlands Otter Effigy Ladle c. 1820	Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Woodcock Effigy Ladle c. 1780-1820	Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Large Bird Effigy Ladle c. 1760-1780	Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands Human Effigy Ladle c. 1720 (or earlier)
Central-Western Great Lakes Woodlands Manitou Effigy Cup or Scoop c. 1800	Northeast / Eastern Canada Woodlands Belt Cup c. 1880	Eastern Great Lakes Ladle with Pierced Octagonal Top c.1820	Northeastern Woodlands Effigy Feast Ladle with Manitou Eye c. 1680	Northeastern Woodlands Beaver Effigy Ladle with Tail c.1700 (or earlier)	Northeastern Woodlands Beaver Effigy Ladle w Large Frieze & Tail c. 1680 (or earlier)
Northeastern Woodlands Ladles c.1760-1820	NorthEastern Canada Woodlands Oboe c. 18th Century

Pieces so marked appeared in the exhibit
Jackson Pollock and Shamanism
( JACKSON POLLOCK ET LE CHAMANISME)
Pinacotheque de Paris, October 15, 2008 to February 15, 2009

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