138 L'écouteur des morts, Charles Géniaux, Taken in 1890

The listener of the dead (photograph taken in the plumelec region by charles géniaux in 1890). The listener of the dead had the power to enter into contact with the deceased and offered his services to the living to ask their deceased relatives for advice, for example about marriage or the purchase of land. He hit the tombstone and called out to the deceased. He listened to the answers and reported them carefully. Date: Taken in 1890.