Hamatsa shaman of the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw peoples on Vancouver Island in British Columbia who is possessed by supernatural power after having spent several days in the woods as part of an initiation ritual, photo by Edward S. Curtis, November 13, 1914

https://i.redd.it/2aai49m9u93e1.png

created by notbob1959 on 26/11/2024 at 16:37 UTC

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Comment by democritusparadise at 27/11/2024 at 12:06 UTC

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Comment by The_Mammoth_Hunter at 26/11/2024 at 21:28 UTC

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Zoidberg vibes

Comment by notbob1959 at 26/11/2024 at 16:39 UTC

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Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003652758/

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwakwaka%CA%BCwakw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwakwaka%CA%BCwakw_mythology#Ceremony

Comment by MasterRoshy at 26/11/2024 at 19:54 UTC

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he's not possessed by anything, just delirious lol

Comment by erixx11 at 26/11/2024 at 16:58 UTC

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The real santa klaus

Comment by PIR0GUE at 03/12/2024 at 09:26 UTC

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Possessed by the spirit of Little Richard.