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, and Kong Chual, beneficiary of the propitiatory hunting ritual dedicated to the spirit Ijap, wait next to the domestic altar for the chicken to bleed that she has just sacrificed in the ritual.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

D09

Rights owner

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-D09-1041