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Lamina II

Medico chupador de las tribus Chaquenas en una de sus condiciones, Chaco meridional (Doctor from the Chaquenas tribes who 'sucks', in one of his many trances/conditions')

Chaco Doctor from the Chaquenas tribes

Lamina I

Medico chupador de una de las tribus Australiana, comparese con el de la lamina siguiente. (Doctor from one of the Australian tribes who 'sucks', to compare with the Chaco Argentinian doctor)

Doctor from one of the Australian tribes

Fumigation hole used by Arab women before childbirth

Lamina III-

Medico Indiodel Chaco Argentinian con el torax cenido por una faja que impide la huida de los espiritus de la salud (doctor with thorax covered with a corset to prevent the spirits of health from departing)

Argentinian doctor with thorax covered with a corset

Fire-making, Swaziland, South Africa.

"Dugena" rain charms. Old and worn, features indiscernible, blackened all over. A bull-roarer and two goa nuts infront of neck - peticoated. Dugena was owned by Gasu and make heavy rain with little thunder.

"Dugena" rain charms in Expeditions to the Torres Straits

Witch doctor standing between his two female assistants. This man travels all over W. Africa practising his art. He is holding a broom and a diploma

Platform Tomb for ten or more coffins of one family, Klemantan, Borneo

Platform Tomb of one family, Klemantan, Borneo

Tutelary Deity of a Sibop village, Bali Atap

Platform for dead bodies, South Cape, New Guinea

African divination the "bone thrower" shaking the bones, South Africa

African divination the "bone thrower" reading the bones, South Africa

Dyak transference of suffering to inanimate substitute, Borneo.

Medicine man holding surgery item. Ceremonial staff in his hands as a symbol of his unusual healing power.

Medicine man holding surgery item, by H. V. Meyerowitz

Mapuche medicine woman treating a patient, South Chile.

Mummy of a child from Uga, Torres Straits.

Wind charm, red painted figure made of lead from one of the islands between Yam and Murray Islands.

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Chaco Doctor from the Chaquenas tribes

Doctor from one of the Australian tribes

Fumigation hole used by Arab women before childbirth

Argentinian doctor with thorax covered with a corset

Fire-making, Swaziland, South Africa.

"Dugena" rain charms in Expeditions to the Torres Straits

Witch doctor standing between his two female assistants. This man travels all over W. Africa practising his art. He is holding a broom and a diploma

Platform Tomb of one family, Klemantan, Borneo

Tutelary Deity of a Sibop village, Bali Atap

Platform for dead bodies, South Cape, New Guinea

African divination the "bone thrower" shaking the bones, South Africa

African divination the "bone thrower" reading the bones, South Africa

Dyak transference of suffering to inanimate substitute, Borneo.

Medicine man holding surgery item, by H. V. Meyerowitz

Mapuche medicine woman treating a patient, South Chile.

Mummy of a child from Uga, Torres Straits.

Wind charm, figure made of lead painted in red

Making fire by friction, Badepi Sebukunilang, Africa

Yemba Witch Doctress, South Africa

Indian driving out an epidemic in aminature bullock cart, Deccan

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Chaco Doctor from the Chaquenas tribes

Doctor from one of the Australian tribes

Fumigation hole used by Arab women before childbirth

Argentinian doctor with thorax covered with a corset

Fire-making, Swaziland, South Africa.

"Dugena" rain charms in Expeditions to the Torres Straits

Witch doctor standing between his two female assistants. This man travels all over W. Africa practising his art. He is holding a broom and a diploma

Platform Tomb of one family, Klemantan, Borneo

Tutelary Deity of a Sibop village, Bali Atap

Platform for dead bodies, South Cape, New Guinea

African divination the "bone thrower" shaking the bones, South Africa

African divination the "bone thrower" reading the bones, South Africa

Dyak transference of suffering to inanimate substitute, Borneo.

Medicine man holding surgery item, by H. V. Meyerowitz

Mapuche medicine woman treating a patient, South Chile.

Mummy of a child from Uga, Torres Straits.

Wind charm, figure made of lead painted in red

Making fire by friction, Badepi Sebukunilang, Africa

Yemba Witch Doctress, South Africa

Indian driving out an epidemic in aminature bullock cart, Deccan

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