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  PEOCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  NATIONAL 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  the 
  cure 
  of 
  disease 
  are 
  assembled 
  in 
  the 
  exhibit 
  under 
  the 
  head 
  of 
  

   magic 
  medicine. 
  

  

  Exorcism. 
  — 
  Exorcism 
  is 
  the 
  practice 
  of 
  casting 
  out 
  evil 
  spirits 
  by 
  

   religious 
  or 
  magic 
  formulas 
  or 
  ceremonies. 
  The 
  Indian 
  medicine 
  

   man. 
  in 
  the 
  exercise 
  of 
  the 
  function 
  of 
  physician, 
  strove 
  to 
  exorcise 
  

   the 
  malignant 
  spirits 
  by 
  means 
  of 
  intimidation 
  or 
  cajolery, 
  or 
  

   through 
  the 
  intervention 
  of 
  friendly 
  spirits 
  more 
  powerful 
  than 
  the 
  

   disease 
  spirit. 
  

  

  Sioux 
  medicine 
  man. 
  — 
  Picture 
  of 
  tin- 
  costume 
  worn 
  by 
  the 
  medicine 
  man 
  or 
  

   priest-doctor 
  while 
  exorcising 
  the 
  evil 
  spirits 
  of 
  disease. 
  Clad 
  in 
  the 
  skin 
  and 
  

   mask 
  of 
  a 
  hear 
  with 
  pendants 
  of 
  various 
  small 
  animals, 
  he 
  carries 
  in 
  one 
  hand 
  

   a 
  drum, 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  ether 
  a 
  spear 
  with 
  a 
  carved 
  and 
  decorated 
  shaft 
  (fig. 
  7). 
  

   Cat. 
  No. 
  I4::tl7. 
  U.s.n.M. 
  

  

  I'm.. 
  8. 
  Animal 
  mask 
  and 
  rattles 
  

  

  Mask. 
  Worn 
  by 
  Indian 
  medicine 
  man 
  in 
  the 
  practice 
  of 
  exorcism 
  (fig. 
  8a). 
  

   Cat. 
  No. 
  67957, 
  U.S.N.M. 
  

  

  Turtle 
  rattle, 
  t'sed 
  by 
  Indian 
  medicine 
  man 
  in 
  the 
  practice 
  of 
  exorcism 
  

   (fig. 
  So). 
  Cat. 
  No. 
  16584S, 
  U.S.X.M. 
  

  

  Raven 
  rattle. 
  A 
  hollow 
  wooden 
  figure, 
  carved 
  in 
  imitation 
  of 
  a 
  raven, 
  bear- 
  

   ing 
  upon 
  its 
  hack 
  a 
  recumbenl 
  figure 
  representing 
  a 
  sick 
  man. 
  from 
  whose 
  

   mouth 
  another 
  raven 
  is 
  drawing 
  out 
  the 
  materialized 
  spirit 
  of 
  disease. 
  The 
  

   cavity 
  of 
  the 
  bird 
  contains 
  numerous 
  small 
  pebbles. 
  I'sed 
  by 
  the 
  medicine 
  

   men 
  in 
  Alaska, 
  while 
  preparing 
  medicine 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  ceremony 
  of 
  exorcism 
  

   i 
  fig. 
  vi. 
  Cat. 
  No. 
  9256, 
  U.S.N.M. 
  

  

  Invocations. 
  — 
  Invocations 
  arc 
  among 
  the 
  oldest, 
  most 
  persistent, 
  

   and 
  most 
  universally 
  practiced 
  means 
  employed 
  for 
  the 
  cure 
  of 
  

   disease. 
  Prayers 
  invoking 
  the 
  assistance 
  of 
  disembodied 
  spirits 
  of 
  

  

  