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Levi Jordan
Plantation

PHOTOS FROM "CURER'S CABIN"

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Cabin area under excavation. Notice white bits in back "wall"; they are portions of the white bowl pictured below, although some fragments were found almost 12 feet away. Did a falling brick hit a previously-intact bowl?
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Floor of cabin under excavation at another level. The round objects are the kettle bases also pictured to the right.
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Kettle bases and chalk found between them.
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Closeup of chalk and bullet casings (something is inside the cases, but we don't know what).See Ken Brown interview for more on this.
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The carved shell button found in this cabin area, with a drawing of the carving. See Ken Brown interview for more on this.
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A bowl in a museum in Brazil, with a similar design as the one on the button. See Flash of the Spirit for more on this object, and see Ethnography for why it is included here. See Ken Brown interview for more on this.

The portion of the curer's cabin with the buried kettles and bayonet. See Ken Brown interview for more on this.
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The thermometer fragment found in this cabin area. See Ken Brown interview for more on this.

A ceramic bowl found in this cabin area. These pieces were scattered around the cabin, although the larger pieces were found in one area (they are the white bits in the profile of the wall pictured at the top left picture on this page).

Porcelain doll, found in the midst of a large quantity of nails, metal pieces, and smooth pebbles.
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This was not found in this cabin area, but is an example of an African Nkisi, used as part of the curing ritual by some African healers. The "basket" at the left of the image contains smooth pebbles, and the wooden figure is peirced with many nails and metal pieces. The "stomach" area of the figure contains a small carved figure of a human being.