A man in Madagascar predicting the future with seeds (sikidy). Process print, ca. 1930, after G. Grandidier.

  • Grandidier, G. (Guillaume), 1873-1957.
Date:
1930
Reference:
562822i
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1930

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1 print : halftone ; image and text 10.2 x 15.2 cm

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Divination; Sikidy: a process of divination by means of seeds, is employed by sorcerers to predict future events; the person officiating arranges the seeds on a mat, in sixteen small heaps, then forms figures, the meaning of which he interprets. By permission of G. Grandidier.

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Wellcome Collection 562822i

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