Blood Sacrifice
ca. 1925 | Paul Schebesta
Trees uprooted in storms present a great danger in the forest. Therefore the Semang view storms as a punishment by the god Karei for offenses committed. In order to appease him, they sacrifice blood to him from their leg calves. Here, Timun flings water and blood as a sacrifice into the sky, using a scoop made out of coconut shells.
Trees uprooted in storms present a great danger in the forest. Therefore the Semang view storms as a punishment by the god Karei for offenses committed. In order to appease him, they sacrifice blood to him from their leg calves. Here, Timun flings water and blood as a sacrifice into the sky, using a scoop made out of coconut shells.
Collection:
Paul Schebesta (1887 Groß-Peterwitz - 1967 Mödling bei Wien) DNB
Time:
ca. 1925
Object Name
print
Culture
Semang
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien, Fotosammlung
Collection area
Photo Collection
Provenance
Bilder von der österreichischen Lichtbild- und Filmkunststelle über die Semang
