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02 Paintings, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, Anna Boghiguian’s Zar, with Footnotes, #62
Estimated for 4,000 – 6,000 GBP in Apr 2023 In the cultures of the Horn of Africa and adjacent regions of the Middle East, Zār is the term for a demon or spirit assumed to possess individuals, mostly women, and to cause discomfort or illness. The so-called zār ritual or zār cult is the practice…