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Handwritten letter, describing the Medicine Man, or a painting. Sketch on the back of TU2009.39.8171.1.

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Letter from Frank Linderman to Charles Russell; writes poem to Russells on "Medicine Man." Handwritten.

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Indian Warrior and Medicine Man.Front side bottom right corner sticker in ink '274.' Back side, bottom right corner in pencil 'D.5.2019.'

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Indian Warrior and Medicine Man. Back side, top right corner in ink 'D.5.2021.'

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Folder 49

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Inscribed, "Medicine Horse" under image on recto

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Photograph of a bronze sculpture of a seated Indian man holding and beating a drum. Typed on the front and back, ' "Medicine Man" ' "5" handwritten in the bottom right corner.

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Clipping of an article discussing Charles M. Russell's painting, "The Medicine Man".

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Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze Blackfoot Medicine Man and Buffalo Skull. Remarks for the photograph include, "this Indian is a 'Sun Priest,' or commonly called 'Medicine Man,' as none but one favored by Sun would be allowed to smoke the sacred buffalo pipe and pray to the spirit of the buffalo which he is doing and offering the pipe to the skull, or spirit and at the same time begging him to send buffalo to his people as they are starving."

Description Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze Indian man called the Medicine Man. Remarks about the photograph include, "This is a Sun Priest who has had a powerful helper come to him in his dreams and offer to help him in whatever he may do; thus he may call upon his sacred helper and Sun to aid him and his people. This medicine man is calling upon the bear for strength; the wolf for smartness; and the otter for cunning, as he has a bear's paw, a wolf's skull and an otter's skin on his...

Description Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze Indian, Hopi Medicine Man, and a rattle snake. Remarks for the photograph include, "the rattle snake is very sacred among the Hopi Indians as he has the power to bring rain and many are used to carry out their religious snake dance. Snake priests go out into the desert to catch as many as they need and in order to catch them they tickle them with a bunch of eagle feathers called 'a snake whip' until they uncoil and start to wriggle away. The...