Through April 7, 2013, the Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum
Hannover is presenting
TABU?! Verborgene Kräfte - Geheimes Wissenan (Taboo? Hidden Powers - Secret Knowledge), an exceptional assemblage of works from a wide range of traditional cultures which all have a function in dealing with social
and cultural tensions and crisis situations. From a Siberian shaman's
costume collected in 1788 to a Micronesian Mortlock Island mask, the
objects on display evoke a variety of ritual contexts, the true understanding
of which was the exclusive province of initiates.
View the exhibition's official website.
Information and images courtesy of the Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
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