14 May 2011

Mongolian shaman

Mongolian shaman wearing a ritual gown and holding a drum with the image of a spirit helper, c. 1909.
From the National Museum of Finland, via Britannica and the delightfully-named tumblr Redrustfaerydust.

6 comments:

  1. I'm reading a historical fantasy that involves characters like this. No wonder everyone's afraid of them.

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  2. Are those dreds?

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  3. very nice picture, ...a book about this: Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy by mircea eliade.

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  4. To REALLY get to know these people, read Mickey Hart's "Drumming at The Edge of Magic."

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  5. i know its really magic. Amazing

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  6. Amazing picture. You can see his burden, look again, he's here alright, but he's also many other places, working. Take a second look at his stare, he is looking not only at something, but throught it as well. This is a gift. Thanks

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