Ας παραθέσουμε σπάνιες φωτογραφίες, με ένα μικρό κείμενο ως συμπλήρωμα, επεξηγώντας τί δείχνει η κάθε φωτογραφία.
Among the Kwakwaka'wakw of the Pacific Northwest, the Hamatsa were a society of tribal elite. Young men who hoped to become Hamatsa went through a lengthy period of isolation. Shortly before the end of his exile, each initiate was brought a mummy that had been soaked in salt water, cleaned and split open. The initiate was expected to smoke-cure the bound corpse for the final ritual. During the ritual the aspirant and the senior members of the brotherhood devoured portions of the corpse.
Η φωτογραφία είναι του 1910.
