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Comanche Tribe Initiation ceremony for young Comanche aspiring to become Shamen or Witch Doctors.

Comanche Tribe, Lake Winnipeg. Initiation ceremony for young Comanche aspiring to become SHAMEN or Witch Doctors. Part of the ceremony included suspension by hooks passed through the flesh. This would have been preceded by increasingly frenetic activity such as dancing and drumming, which would induce a state of SELF HYPNOSIS.
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Comanche Tribe Initiation ceremony for young Comanche aspiring to become Shamen or Witch Doctors.
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Comanche Tribe, Lake Winnipeg. Initiation ceremony for young Comanche aspiring to become SHAMEN or Witch Doctors. Part of the ceremony included suspension by hooks passed through the flesh. This would have been preceded by increasingly frenetic activity such as dancing and drumming, which would induce a state of SELF HYPNOSIS.
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80.9 x 55.7 cm | 31.9 x 21.9 in (300 dpi)