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The Whaler

The Whaler
Makah
Photograph by Edward S. Curtis
Copyright 1915

Whaling was a spiritual ritual and sea hunters
were believed to posses a supernatural power.
The feat of killing a whale by the thrust of a harpoon
was so remarkable that it could only be achieved
through spiritual assistance.

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