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Banea healing ritual

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Banea traditional healer (gohe'a) performing different healing rituals: rubbing the patient's body with a bunch of fresh leaves (sago) in front of a spear (tätäm / muŋwa) used for protection against evil spirits, and using a whip (kurbaj). Divinatory ritual with stones and cowrie shells

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

X01

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-X01-0763

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