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Healing ritual

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posted on 2024-11-20, 17:53 authored by Alfredo González-RuibalAlfredo González-Ruibal, CARLOS NIETOCARLOS NIETO
A traditional healer (gohe'a) examines a patient's face while she holds a bunch of fresh leaves (sago) in her right hand. The healing ritual takes place in front of a spear (tätäm / muŋwa) used for protection against evil spirits

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

B06

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Cultural group

Banea

Participants

Ashe Anur Habash

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Banjercha, Benishangul-Gumuz

Cultural context/event

Ceremony

Social group setting

Community

Location

Compound

Date of creation

2020-01-26

Unique ID

2019LG07-B06-0454

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    Baneatraditional healingritual expertGohe'aQumsinjil

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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