Interpretative Label:
The Soul Catcher (Haboolm Ksinaalgat) gives healing power to the shamans (Halayt) of the Tsimshian and Gitxsan indigenous groups located in the Pacific Northwest. Shamans enter the spirt realm to ask spirit guardians their help to locate a lost soul and return it back to the original person. Another form of healing is to help eliminate a bad spirit from someone’s body. The Soul Catcher is designed with a specific animal on both ends and a distinct face in the middle that signifies the connection between the physical and spiritual realms.

Name: Soul Catcher
Culture: Tsimshian and Gitxsan
Location: Pacific Northwest (Alaska, USA)
Material: Grizzly Bear Bone
Creation Date: 1850
Donor: Elspeth McConnell
MOA Catalogue Number: 3260/131

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Term 2 Assignment IV