Nesjaja Hatali

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1904

Nesjaja Hatali - Navaho (The North American Indian; v.01)

A well-known Navaho medicine-man. While in the Caņon de Chelly the writer witnessed a very interesting four days' ceremony given by the Wind Doctor. Nesjaja Hatali was also assistant medicine-man in two nine days' ceremonies studied - one in Caņon del Muerto and the other in this portfolio (No. 39) is reproduced from one made and used by this priest-doctor in the Mountain Chant. (Description by Edward S. Curtis)

 

 

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