Ibibio Mami Wata priestess Mary Magdalena with white chalk markings on her face. Oron, Nigeria, 1989. From Mammy Water: In Search of the Water Spirits in Nigeria by Sabine Jell-Bahisen.
Ibibio Mami Wata priestess Mary Magdalena with white chalk markings on her face.
Oron, Nigeria, 1989.
From Mammy Water: In Search of the Water Spirits in Nigeria by Sabine Jell-Bahisen.
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