1726 View of the Scaring Away of a Malady from Ceremonies et Costumes by B.Picart

10" x 16" copper engraved view of the ceremonies of the native peoples of Canada , a dark impression in Fine condition, on period hand laid papers. From the Ceremonies & Costumes by Benard Picart. This one involving the determination of an illness by tribunal and the treatments applied, including scaring away the malady .