Soul catcher, bone magic Soul Case. Eskimo. Used by the Shaman to retrieve a lost soul, or to contain the soul of a departed relative. Engraved in conventional design. Hollow bone, covered at one end with wooden plug.

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Soul catcher, bone magic Soul Case. Eskimo. Used by the Shaman to retrieve a lost soul, or to contain the soul of a departed relative. Engraved in conventional design. Hollow bone, covered at one end with wooden plug. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.