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Collection of conjure objects including bottles, a ring-shaped gourd, a bottle of Southern Comfort, packaged herbs, liquid containers, and dried roots, arranged on a gray background. Black and white portrait of a man wearing a white shirt and a string necklace with a nutmeg tied around his neck, photographed in Mississippi between 1920 and 1940. Cover of the novel The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, featuring red and black text describing magical and spiritual arts, with publication details at the bottom. Zora Neale Hurston smiling as she plays the hountar or mama drum, in a 1937 black-and-white portrait. Black and white photo of an open box propped against a tree, containing various objects and charms associated with a hoodoo bag, part of African American folk beliefs in the southern United States. A bottle tree sculpture with blue, green, and clear glass bottles placed on metal branches stands among tall green plants in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Nkisi (Kongo power figure)
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  • Ethan Doyle White
    Possessing a PhD in Medieval History and Archaeology from University College London, Ethan Doyle White writes on religion, folklore, history, and archaeology, with a particular focus on areas of cultural marginality such as contemporary Paganism and modern witchcraft beliefs.

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