IDNO

P.7905.ACH1

Description

On Catalogue Card: Bleeding by means of a sucking horn. The blood is seen flowing down the patient’s back. Vora, Otsrobothnia. Loc. Cit. pp. 134 sq.

On general card [In red ink as a title]:
Collection of 15 photographs showing instances of curing illnesses by various descriptions of magical treatment, as practices among the Swedish population in certain parishes of Ostrobothnia, Finland. The photographs form part of certain large ethnological collections made by Mr. Walter W. Forsblom, Mag. Phil., Helsingfors, and the originals are in the Folk-Lore archives of the Swedish Society of Literature in Helsingfors. In connection with each of the photographs mentioned, the reference given is to Mr. Forsblom’s book “Magisk Folkmedicin” in “Finlands Svenska Folkdiktning”, VII, Vol. 5, where details regarding the various photographs as well as their methods of treatment are given.

Place

Europe Scandinavia; Finland; Ostrobothnia

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

?Forsblom, Walter W.

Collector / Expedition

Forsblom, Walter. W.

Date

Collection Name

Mounted Haddon Collection

Source

The Swedish Society of Literature (Folk-Lore Archives), Helsingfors (Copyright)

Format

Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Bibliographical Reference: The references given are to Mr. Forsblom’s book “Magisk Folkmedicin” in “Finlands Svenska Folkdiktning”, VII, Vol. 5, where details regarding the various photographs as well as their methods of treatment are given.