Voodoo: Jamaica, 1957

Herbert List documents the ancient Voodoo religion in 1950s Jamaica

Herbert List Watching a Voodoo (Pocomania) ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo (Pocomania) ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo (Pocomania) ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Pocomania ritual. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Watching the Pocomania ritual. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

Herbert List Voodoo ceremony. Kingston, Jamaica. 1957. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos

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