Kikuyu purification ceremony. A Kikuyu man takes part in a purification ceremony, drinking a witch doctor's concoction from the nose of a sacrificed goat. Traditionally, the concoction is made from herbs and minerals, mixed with the goat's undigested stomach contents. It is administered by an elder or witch doctor, and either spat or vomited out to cleanse the perpetrator of their sins. South Nyeri, Kenya, 1936. Nyeri, Central (Kenya), Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
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Kikuyu purification ceremony. A Kikuyu man takes part in a purification ceremony, drinking a witch doctor's concoction from the nose of a sacrificed goat. Traditionally, the concoction is made from herbs and minerals, mixed with the goat's undigested stomach contents. It is administered by an elder or witch doctor, and either spat or vomited out to cleanse the perpetrator of their sins. South Nyeri, Kenya, 1936. Nyeri, Central (Kenya), Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.

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Animal Animal carcass People Facial expression Drinking Performing Dress and adornment Traditional non-Western Religion Animist and spirit worship Education health and welfare Traditional healing Religion Magic and divination Nyeri Central (Kenya) Kenya Eastern Africa Africa

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