Medicine Man Collection (page 2)

The snake priest, c. 1906 (b / w photo)
BAL144994 The snake priest, c.1906 (b/w photo) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952); Private Collection

A Day with the Medicine Man, n. d. Creator: Philip William May
A Day with the Medicine Man, n.d

Arikara Medicine Ceremony - Dance of the Fraternity, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Arikara Medicine Ceremony - Dance of the Fraternity, 1908. [Native Americans in North Dakota]. Photogravure, plate 158 from " The North American Indian, volume 5" (1909)

Arikara Medicine Ceremony - the Ducks, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Arikara Medicine Ceremony - the Ducks, 1908. [Native Americans in North Dakota]. Photogravure, plate 163 from " The North American Indian, volume 5" (1909)

Medicine Man, c. 1937. Creator: Yolande Delasser
Medicine Man, c. 1937

In the Great North-West with the Marquis of Lorne, XIII (engraving)
1054775 In the Great North-West with the Marquis of Lorne, XIII (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The White Buffalo, c. 1840 (oil on canvas)
PNP245666 The White Buffalo, c.1840 (oil on canvas) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); Private Collection; (add.info.: to drive herd off a cliff and kill them for meat;)

A Native American medicine man reciting an incantation to cure sickness (coloured engraving)
3630051 A Native American medicine man reciting an incantation to cure sickness (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jesakkid removing disease (engraving)
980438 Jesakkid removing disease (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesakkid removing disease. Engraving by Harold L MacDonald, 1890)

Voyage Chez Les Tetes-Plates (engraving)
2783275 Voyage Chez Les Tetes-Plates (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Voyage Chez Les Tetes-Plates)

Les Derniers Peaux-Rouges (engraving)
2783256 Les Derniers Peaux-Rouges (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Derniers Peaux-Rouges)

Crow people at Fort Clarke
6339117 Crow people at Fort Clarke by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93) (after); (add.info.: Crow people at Fort Clarke. Warrior (perhaps Chief Eripuass)

Native Americans (coloured engraving)
3630061 Native Americans (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native Americans.); © Look and Learn

A Travers Le Congo (engraving)
2789106 A Travers Le Congo (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Travers Le Congo. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 23 August 1891)

Un Examen De Medecine Chez Les Peaux-Rouges (engraving)
2783396 Un Examen De Medecine Chez Les Peaux-Rouges (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Examen De Medecine Chez Les Peaux-Rouges)

Medicine dance of the Winnebagoes, 1853 (colour litho)
NBY331363 Medicine dance of the Winnebagoes, 1853 (colour litho) by Eastman, Captain Seth (1808-75) (after); 15.5x23 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; eNewberry Library; American

"I can blow you strong, my brother, I can heal you, Hiawatha
STC321015 " I can blow you strong, my brother, I can heal you, Hiawatha!", from The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-82), pub. by George G. Harrap & Company Ltd

The Visit of the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne to British Columbia (engraving)
1061272 The Visit of the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne to British Columbia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Three shaman masks (painted terracotta)
HSC249815 Three shaman masks (painted terracotta) by American School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; American, out of copyright

The Sioux rising in the Western United States (engraving)
1062252 The Sioux rising in the Western United States (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sioux rising in the Western United States)

Cactus Landscape with Portrait of Geronimo, 1886-1909. Creator: Henry H. Cross
Cactus Landscape with Portrait of Geronimo, 1886-1909

Rainmaking among the Mandan, 1837-1839. Creator: George Catlin
Rainmaking among the Mandan, 1837-1839

Four Arowak Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Four Arowak Indians, 1854/1869. U-hon-da (chief) with medicine man and warrior in of British Guiana. 1852

Three Omagua Men, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Three Omagua Men, 1854/1869. Chief, warrior and medicine man of a fishing tribe south bank of the Amazon, near Nauta. 1853

Four Goo-a-give Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Four Goo-a-give Indians, 1854/1869. Chief with son, O-ho-ko-ra-u-ta (medicine man) and warrior (armed with lance) on the coast of Venezuela, decimated by dissipation and small-pox

A Cheyenne Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Cheyenne Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man, 1861/1869. Ne-hee-o-woo-tis (chief) with Loots-a (his wife) and He-wan-e-tax (medicine man and orator) in 1833

Yntah Medicine Man, a Warrior, and a Woman, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Yntah Medicine Man, a Warrior, and a Woman, 1855/1869. Yes-to-ma (in war dress) on the Great Salt Lake. 1855

Lengua Medicine Man with Two Warriors, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Lengua Medicine Man with Two Warriors, 1854/1869. Medicine manw ith lip late on the banks of the Uruguay

Facsimile of a Pawnee Doctors Robe, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Facsimile of a Pawnee Doctors Robe, 1861/1869. Medicine man on his favorite horse, with a procession of other doctors

Three Yumaya Indians, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Three Yumaya Indians, 1855/1869. Two warriors and a medicine man in Mexico, north and south of the Rio Ghila

Members of the Botocudo Tribe, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Members of the Botocudo Tribe, 1854/1869. On the Rio Parana, in Uruguay

The Sioux Chief with Several Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
The Sioux Chief with Several Indians, 1861/1869. Ha-won-je-ta (head chief) with Tchon-dee (second chief), Toh-ky-e-to (counsellor and medicine man) and Tchon-su-mons-ka (wife of head chief)

Facsimile of a Pawnee Doctors Robe with Fantastic Professional Designs, 1861 / 1869
Facsimile of a Pawnee Doctors Robe with Fantastic Professional Designs, 1861/1869

Five Maya Indians, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Five Maya Indians, 1855/1869. Ma-ha-ta-nise (medicine man) and Chooxt (a hunter) with wife

Mandan Ceremony - The Water Sinks Down, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Mandan Ceremony - The Water Sinks Down, 1861/1869. Initiation ceremony in the medicine lodge

A Mandan Medicine Man, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Mandan Medicine Man, 1861/1869

See-non-ty-a, an Iowa Medicine Man, 1844 / 1845. Creator: George Catlin
See-non-ty-a, an Iowa Medicine Man, 1844/1845

A Blackfoot Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Blackfoot Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man, 1861/1869. Stu-mik-o-suks (chief with pipe), Eeh-nis-kim (his wife) and Wun-nes-tow

Black Hawk, Dakota Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N2) for Allen &
Black Hawk, Dakota Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N2) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1888

Teheran. Epicier Droguiste Sur La Place Royale, (Apothecary on the Royal Square), 1900. 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VIII". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900 ]

Busoga, Uganda - Heathen Shrine and Medicine Man who specialised in rainmaking.. Date: 1913

A South African medicine man, 1912. Artist: GW Wilson
A South African medicine man, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

An Intinerant Doctor at Tien-sing, 1843. Artist: P Lightfoot
An Intinerant Doctor at Tien-sing, 1843. After Thomas Allom (1804?1872). From China Illustrated, by Thomas Allom. [Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris, 1843]

A King of Florida consulting his Magician previous to his going to Battle, c1760. Engraved for Moores New and Complete Collection of Voyages & Travel

A Swazi witch doctor, Africa. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London

Medicine men dance around a cooking pot giving thanks to the Great Spirit, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
Medicine men dance around a cooking pot giving thanks to the Great Spirit, 1841. A print from North American Indians, Wiley and Putnam, 1841

Medicine man and teepee interior, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
Medicine man and teepee interior, 1841. A print from North American Indians, Wiley and Putnam, 1841

Indian medicine man, c1700(?) (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

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"Exploring the Mystical World of Medicine Men: A Glimpse into Ancient Healing Practices" Medicine men have long held a revered position in various cultures around the world, serving as spiritual healers and guardians of ancient wisdom. From the Bison dance of the Mandan Native Americans to the rituals performed by Apache medicine men, their presence has been integral to preserving cultural traditions and promoting physical and emotional well-being. In an aquatint engraving from 1844, we witness the awe-inspiring spectacle of a Bison dance performed by Mandan Native Americans in front of their sacred medicine lodge. The rhythmic movements and vibrant costumes transport us back in time, offering a glimpse into their rich spiritual practices. Another captivating image captures Mandan Indians with their Medicine Man adorned in a bear skin cloak circa 1875. This powerful depiction showcases not only his role as a healer but also his connection to nature and animal spirits, symbolizing strength and wisdom. Traveling across continents, we encounter diverse representations of medicine men. In an enchanting artwork from 1841 by Myers & Co. , we are introduced to a Native American shaman immersed in deep concentration while conducting healing rituals. His intricate headdress signifies his elevated status within the community. Edward S. Curtis's photograph from 1925 takes us on a journey to Zuni Native American territory where we witness grinding medicine being prepared meticulously. The focused gaze of this skilled practitioner reveals dedication towards harnessing natural remedies for holistic healing. Venturing further into Africa, JH Harris's photograph transports us to Belgian Congo (Congo Republic) in 1922 where we catch sight of an enigmatic witch doctor engrossed in mystical practices. With feathers adorning his headpiece and mysterious artifacts surrounding him, he embodies ancient African spirituality. Central Australia beckons with its own unique brand - Worgaia tribe's representative captured through lens in 1922.