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Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Deformation, skull showing fronto-occipital flattening

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Medicine for fever of smallpox, Ekor Country Medicine creation for fever, Uyanga

Lancet with Greenstone blade and ivory handle, Eskimo. Used for making an incision to insert a labret.

Amuletic objects of stone to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Posterior view of cranium deformed according to fashion

Amuletic necklace, Bear claws and red trade beads.

Shindinu rain shrine, Bari, South Africa

'Medicine' for smallpox in courtyard of house in Abong

Rain charms- DOIOM from Expeditions to the Torres Straits

Amuletic objects of stone to ensure fertility, Bolivia. In the form of square plaques, decorated.

Rain maker preparing his medicine, Kxatla, South Africa

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Rain charms- DOIOM from Expeditions to the Torres Straits

Amuletic objects of stone to ensure fertility, Bolivia. In the form of square plaques, decorated.

Rain maker preparing his medicine, Kxatla, South Africa

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Non-European medicine

Images from the collections

Images referencing Non-European medicine

Works from the collections

Rain charms- DOIOM from Expeditions to the Torres Straits

Amuletic objects of stone to ensure fertility, Bolivia. In the form of square plaques, decorated.

Rain maker preparing his medicine, Kxatla, South Africa

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

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