Holy water being distributed to give to those unconscious through trance. The woman on the left has another liquid to pour on the ground for evil spirits. Barong Ket behind. Pura Babian, Pagutan. Appears in Hitchcock and Norris as Fig.163. Selected for HD Scan March 2010.
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object | ARC/HMG/PR/004/001/142
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Black and white medium format negative of a man crossing a stretch of water using a fallen tree trunk
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