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Black and White photograph: Man places a cupping horn in position on 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 placing a cupping horn in position on Kaneshadanyi's back which is covered with fragments of medicine leaves. (#5)
Sample
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 7, Photography, Book 1, Ndembu (1950s)) , 2 page(s)
Description
Photograph of Ihambi placing a cupping horn in position on Kaneshadanyi's back which is covered with fragments of medicine leaves. (#5)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Faith healing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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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)
Sample
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 7, Photography, Book 1, Ndembu (1950s)) , 2 page(s)
Description
Photograph of a man crouched down and removing an object from the back of a woman laying on the ground. (#12)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Faith healing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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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)
Sample
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 7, Photography, Book 1, Ndembu (1950s)) , 2 page(s)
Description
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)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Faith healing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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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)
Sample
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 8, Photography, Book 2, Ihamba) , 2 page(s)
Description
Photograph of Nyakanjata sitting on the ground while a crowd stands over her and observes. (#18)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Faith healing, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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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)
Sample
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 8, Photography, Book 2, Ihamba) , 2 page(s)
Description
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)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Faith healing, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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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)
Sample
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 8, Photography, Book 2, Ihamba) , 2 page(s)
Description
Photograph of Nyakanjata sitting on the ground and waving her hands while a crowd observes. (#17)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Faith healing, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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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)
Sample
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 8, Photography, Book 2, Ihamba) , 2 page(s)
Description
Photograph of Nyakanjata's laying on the ground as her arm moves convulsively while people stand in a circle around her. (#19)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Faith healing, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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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.
Sample
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 7, Photography, Book 1, Ndembu (1950s)) , 2 page(s)
Description
Photograph of a man pouring water over a couple seated in a hole.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Faith healing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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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."
Open Access
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)
Description
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."
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Places of worship, Yucatan Maya
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Black and White photograph of group of people surrounding a woman laying on the ground
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 8, Photography, Book 2, Ihamba) , 2 page(s)
Photograph of a group of people clapping and bending over a woman laying on the ground. (#35)
Sample
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 8, Photography, Book 2, Ihamba) , 2 page(s)
Description
Photograph of a group of people clapping and bending over a woman laying on the ground. (#35)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Faith healing, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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