Opening Slide Show: 2


Source: WTL Latin American materials archive.
Location: Brazilian Amazônia region
Image: Photograph of these images: a boy; a snake (anaconda); sand; mud; water
Metaphors: Human in nature; fusion of boy and (live) snake
Perspectives: (A) Primitive (dangerous) nature; (B) modern Western civilization
Cultural humanities: syncretism
Humanities topic: Apply the notion of "syncretism" to this image.