richardscoounseling_mediine.tif
Object Details
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| Content type | photo |
| Date Created | 1970 |
| Date Archived | 2017-05-05T04:02:05-05:00 |
| Technical Description | Richards, counseling activating the spiritual properties of items gathered from the jungle around Mulatuppu. He is using a combination of physical and verbal medicine. The Kuna, for medicinal purposes, make use of various sorts of gathered natural material. This includes plants, such as bark, gathered in the jungle. These are typically stored in boxes and baskets. Before the use, they need to be counseled, which means to be given life. Once counseled, they have human-like souls and personalities and language (different from everyday Kuna). Like people, the medicine is capable of performing evil acts as well as as good acts. If you pass by a house late at night, it would not be uncommon to hear someone receiving or practicing a medicinal chant. |
| Length | 1 |
| Platform | Micromat, Mac, Contenta PCD Converter |
| Original Medium | image:analog |
| Quality of Original Medium | 3 |
