A Curing Ceremony

A Curing Ceremony
Directed byJohn Marshall
Directed by
John Marshall
Sha//ge, a very young woman about to have her first child, falls ill, probably with malaria. /Ti!kay, a relative and healer, enters a mild trance, without the stimulus of dancing, in an attempt to cure her. Sha//ge lives but the baby is stillborn.
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Last Updated: November 19, 2025