Occult Literature
Mah-to-wo-pa: Reproduced after Catlin
A standing chief wears an immense feathered headdress with curved horns and carries a spear hung with further ornaments. Elworthy’s accompanying text identifies Mah-to-wo-pa and cites Catlin’s North American Indians; the plate itself reads From Catlin, i. 146. Elworthy interprets the horns within his comparative theory of protective symbols. That interpretation belongs to his book, while the reproduced portrait retains its particular subject and visual source.
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Catlin (source image); reproducer unidentified. "Mah-to-wo-pa: Reproduced after Catlin" [editorial title]. In The Evil Eye, Frederick Thomas Elworthy. London: John Murray, 1895; Wellcome Collection scan, 1895, J. Murray. Source scan leaf 222. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0049-0211
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Catlin (source image); reproducer unidentified. Mah-to-wo-pa: Reproduced after Catlin. The Evil Eye. Scan leaf 222. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0049-0211