Fetish priest in trance, Atia Kusia Kwame Shrine (Obosomfie), Edwenase, Kumasi, Ghana

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This fetish priest is still in a trance shortly after performing a fertility ritual for a woman trying to get pregnant. He has thrown white talcum powder (ayilor) on his face, has the head of a sacrificed chicken dangling from his mouth, and is holding an egg. The empty bottles contained Schapps, a libation offered to the priest and to the spirits.

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Size: 2753px × 4130px
Location: Edwenase, Kumasi, Ghana
Photo credit: © Michele Burgess / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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