File:SB - Altay shaman with drum.jpg
Summary
Image of a postcard issued in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire" class="extiw" title="w:Russian Empire">Russian Empire</a>, early 20th century. Its original texts says in french "Un chaman (sorcier) d'Alatai", it can be rendered as "A shaman (sorcerer) of Altai" in English. It can be seen also in museum of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomsk" class="extiw" title="w:Tomsk">Tomsk</a>. The ethnographer Hoppál identifies the shaman woman to be of Altai Kizhi or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khakas" class="extiw" title="w:Khakas">Khakas</a> origin, admitting that it cannot be decided exactly from the image alone, which of the two.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> The ethnographic photo itself, after which the postcards were issued, had been taken by ethnographer S. I. Borisov in 1908.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a>. Note that the standing woman is holding a shaman's drum, not a gong.
Licensing
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 04:45, 4 January 2017 | | 395 × 607 (110 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Image of a postcard issued in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire" class="extiw" title="w:Russian Empire">Russian Empire</a>, early 20<sup>th</sup> century. Its original texts says in french "Un chaman (sorcier) d'Alatai", it can be rendered as "A shaman (sorcerer) of Altai" in English. It can be seen also in museum of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomsk" class="extiw" title="w:Tomsk">Tomsk</a>. The ethnographer Hoppál identifies the shaman woman to be of Altai Kizhi or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khakas" class="extiw" title="w:Khakas">Khakas</a> origin, admitting that it cannot be decided exactly from the image alone, which of the two.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> The ethnographic photo itself, after which the postcards were issued, had been taken by ethnographer S. I. Borisov in 1908.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>. Note that the standing woman is holding a shaman's drum, not a gong. |
- You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage
The following 3 pages link to this file:
