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Propitiatory hunting ritual

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Kong Chual rests standing next to the two branches that he has stuck vertically on the floor of his compound to make a domestic altar to perform propitiatory rituals for the spirits.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

D09

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

The making of the Opo domestic altar to Ijap

Cultural group

Opo

Participants

Kong Chual

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Akula, Gambela

Cultural context/event

Ceremony

Social group setting

Community

Location

Compound

Date of creation

2021-08-07

Unique ID

2019LG07-D09-1036