Macuxi Indians clean their noses with a bast string, which is said to be good for hunting. | Photographer:
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Macuxi Indians clean their noses with a bast string, which is said to be good for hunting.
Caption in Koch-Grünberg 1923 (see below): "Hunting magic. A magical palm fibre string is pulled through nose and mouth, Taulipáng and neighbours. Phot. Dr Thulin." Literature: Koch-Grünberg, Theodor. 1923. From the Roroima to the Orinoco. Results of a journey in northern Brazil and Venezuela in the years 1911-1913. Volume III: Ethnography. Stuttgart: Strecker and Schröder, plate 64
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Makushí
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positives (photographs)
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Bildformat (Foto): 13 x 9,5 cm
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Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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VIII E 3787
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1912
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Sapriticism [Ort]
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Otto Thulin (1886-11-28 - 1959-04-30) - Photographers
Makushí
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