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Black and White photograph: Man removing object from woman's back

in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 7, Photography, Book 1, Ndembu (1950s)) , 2 page(s)

Photograph of a man crouched down and removing an object from the back of a woman laying on the ground. (#12)

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Black and White photograph: Man sucking cupping horn from patient's back

in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 7, Photography, Book 1, Ndembu (1950s)) , 2 page(s)

Photograph of Ihambi sucking a cupping horn on Kaneshadanyi's back while his assistant holds a store-bought razor blade with which he has made the incisions. (#6)

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Black and White photograph: Melu shakes

in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 8, Photography, Book 2, Ihamba) , 2 page(s)

Photograph of Nyakanjata sitting on the ground while a crowd stands over her and observes. (#18)

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Black and White photograph: Nyakanjata begins to shake

in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 8, Photography, Book 2, Ihamba) , 2 page(s)

Photograph of Nyakanjata sitting on the ground and beginning to shake as a man stands over her with a stick and a group of observers clap. (#15)

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Black and White photograph: Nyakanjata points and waves her hands

in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 8, Photography, Book 2, Ihamba) , 2 page(s)

Photograph of Nyakanjata sitting on the ground and waving her hands while a crowd observes. (#17)

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Black and White photograph: Nyakanjata's arm moves convulsively

in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 8, Photography, Book 2, Ihamba) , 2 page(s)

Photograph of Nyakanjata's laying on the ground as her arm moves convulsively while people stand in a circle around her. (#19)

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Black and White photograph of a man standing over a couple seated in a hole

in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 7, Photography, Book 1, Ndembu (1950s)) , 2 page(s)

Photograph of a man pouring water over a couple seated in a hole.

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Black and White Photograph of Facade of the Temple of Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937), Carnegie Institution of Washington , 2 page(s)

In an undated photo, a stone wall contains carved figures, including a central human figure carved in full relief, surrounded by a bas-relief design. A caption reads, "Note man's head in mouth of feathered serpent."

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