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An Unusual Carved Figure from the Chumash Area

Abstract

A carved whale bone figure from a private collection in Santa Barbara was long considered by the author to be a child's doll; however, an account of Gabrielino shamanism by Hudson (1979) in a recent issue of the Journal has prompted re-evaluation of this object.

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