Ceylon, India: a shaman holding a large bow for a divination ritual. Process print, 1910/1930.
- Date:
- 1910-1930
- Reference:
- 581395i
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Publication/Creation
1910-1930
Physical description
1 print : process print ; sheet 13.9 x 15.2 cm
Related material
Select images of this work were taken by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: WT/D/1/20/1/43/53
Lettering
Diagnosis by divination. The shaman holds a bow, balanced by the string, while reciting an invocation to determine which of the "Yaku" (or spirits of the dead to whose influence the Veddas ascribed illness) is responsible. When the right name is spoken, the bow swings to and fro. The Veddas, Ceylon
Bears accession number: PHO 768
Reference
Wellcome Collection 581395i
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Location Status Access Closed stores