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Propitiatory hunting ritual

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posted on 2024-11-20, 18:02 authored by Alfredo González-RuibalAlfredo González-Ruibal, Alvaro MinguitoAlvaro Minguito
Nyawez Chual, a ritual expert, holds a chicken next to a spear with which it will be sacrificed while Kong Chual kneels next to the domestic altar, during a propitiatory hunting ritual dedicated to the spirit Ijap.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Session

D09

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Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

Performance of a propitiatory hunting ritual to Ijap

Cultural group

Opo

Participants

Nyawez Chual, 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-D09-1039

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    Opospiritsritual expertdomestic altarpropitiatory ritual

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