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Shungopavi
| Shungopavi | |
 Pitch book (c. 1908) | |
| Flourished | early 1900s |
|---|---|
Shungopavi (fl. early 1900s), Lyceum performer, billed himself as a Moqui Medicine Man, despite the fact that he was an Anglo appearing as a Native American. [1]
Biography
His brochure stated he was a noted Indian magician, brilliant scholar, humorist with wit. A full-blooded Moqui Indian and a descendant of the Cliff Dwellers, but a graduate of the Crandall School. He spoke English perfectly, as well as several other languages.
His "Company of Illusionists" included Youna, an American-Japanese juggler, who appeared in Indian and Japanese dress as an assistant.
One of his illusions, The Mystic Arrow, was a version of Shooting through a Woman in which an arrow with ribbons attached is shot right the the body of an assistant.[2]
References
- ↑ http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tc/id/21633
- ↑ Circuit Chautauqua: From Rural Education to Popular Entertainment in Early Twentieth Century America by John E. Tapia (1997)
- M-U-M, Vol. 55, No. 1, June 1956, "The only American Indian Magician", by Milbourne Christopher, page 13