Slide of a female oracle in Ladakh

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no ARC/BAL/002/004/006
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no ARC/BAL/002/004/006

Photograph taken in Ladakh, India, not Tibet. Local people visit her. She heats up a short sword until it is red hot then wipes it across her tongue the places is on the area of ailment.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
ARC/BAL/002/004/006
Date
1996-2001
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 50 mm x 50 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
photography
CATEGORY
Archive: Anthropology
LOCATION
In storage
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