Sujet

Kikuyu purification ceremony

Légende

Kenya, A Kikuyu man takes part in a purification ceremony, drinking a concoction from the nose of a sacrificed goat. It is administered by a "Mundu mugu" (magic man), and either spat or vomited out to cleanse the perpetrator of their sins. Original manuscript caption: Purification ceremony, S. Nyeri, 1936Mundu mugu standing. 1936. Supplicant drinking a concoction made from various herbs & minerals, & the undigested contents of a goats stomach, from the nose of the dead goat, 1937. 1995/076/1/2/5/32.

Date

01 févr. 1937

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A06_085

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,3Mo (3,4Mo) / 40,0cm x 29,0cm / 4720 x 3428 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Kenya A Kikuyu man takes part in a purification ceremony drinking a concoction from the nose of a sacrificed goat It is administered by a "Mundu mugu" (magic man) and either spat or vomited out to cleanse the perpetrator of their sins Original manuscript caption: Purification ceremony S Nyeri 1936Mundu mugu standing 1936 Supplicant drinking a concoction made from various herbs & minerals & the undigested contents of a goats stomach from the nose of the dead goat 1937