Mentawai shaman, keeper of the rain forest
by Charles Lindsay
Book · Hardcover · 1992 · Condition: very good
$13.28
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About this book
Mentawai Shaman, Keeper of the Rain Forest (Aperture, 1992) is a photobook with journals by Charles Lindsay and a historical essay by Reimar Schefold. It documents the Mentawai people of Siberut, Indonesia, and the shaman Aman Lau Lau Manai, with colour photographs of rituals including tattooing, teeth chiseling, healing and mourning rites, animal sacrifice, dance and trance.
Seller's notes
Preowned book with wear and signs of use
- Author
- Charles Lindsay
- Publisher
- Aperture Foundation, Incorporated
- Year
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Pages
- 120
- Subject
- Mentawai (Indonesian people) -- Pictorial works; Shamans -- Indonesia -- Siberut; Documentary photography; Siberut (Indonesia) -- Social life and customs
- ISBN
- 9780893815202
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