Sujet
Painted wood carvings of a man and woman in European dress
Légende
Painted wood carvings of a man and woman in European dress, Used in mass curing rituals ?for the whole community, such figures were placed against the benches of the spokesmen and chanted to by the shaman or curer. The specialist curers often wore European items such as ties and walking sticks. Panama. Cuna. Early 20th c San Blas Archipelago.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A30_044
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
35,9Mo (2,6Mo) / 30,0cm x 30,0cm / 3540 x 3540 (300dpi)