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Privileged Priest Versed in the Sorceries of Shamanism

PRIVILEGED PRIEST VERSED IN THE SORCERIES OF SHAMANISM

Shamanism, a form of spirit-worship, said to be one of the oldest religions in the world, is still practised by some aboriginal races of Siberia. This strange object, with bits of iron, small bells, rusty nails, copper coins, and other metal rubbish dangling about him, and holding a weird drum, is a Shaman priest in ceremonial garb, ready to conduct intercourse with the supernatural powers