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18 Cards in this Set
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Iria/Iriabo |
women are called iriabo who are going through the initiation of iria - rite of passage from childhood to adulthood , |
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Fattening Room |
room in which the initiate is isolated in to be prepared for marriage, feeding them well is part o making them feel well and making them feel attractive. eat, sleep and practice dancing |
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“Type”/”Race” |
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Anthropometric v. Ethnographic |
Anthropometric: is the science that defines physical measures of a person's size, form, and functional capacities Ethnographic systematic study of people and cultures. It explores cultures by living and interacting with the culture being researched |
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Ota Benga |
was a young man who was born in the congo and was put on display in different parts in america including the bronx zoo.shot him self before he died to removed all the caps (a statement of rejection of american culture) |
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Sarah Baartman |
Like ota benga sarah baartman was put on display around england and france. she was used to show a "type" or woman. |
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“Hottentot” |
a derogatory term used to describe khoikhoi women, Sarah Bartman |
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Yoruba people |
not only an ethnic group but also a language group. Large ethnic group who comprise 24% of Nigerian people. they believe their people originated in ile efe . they have a monarchy and a complex religion - their gods are related to metals. women are incredibly powerful in their culture |
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Gelede |
is a masking ceremony performed by the yoruba people. the direct translation is to sooth and care but it's also the name of the preformance |
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Great Mother |
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Baga People |
live in the costal lowlands of Guinea. people of the sea side / relates to where they live they speak a similar language. cultural group and language group. been in this area since the 1300’s mainly farmers |
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D’mba/Nimba |
a headress that is about the idea of what an elder woman should be, created by ancestors and given to the Baga people. it's all the good aspects of baga society |
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D’mba-‐da-‐Tshol |
is the oppisote of the D'mba, she embodies all things that are negative to the society |
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Mende people |
the practitioners of the sand society, found primarily in sierra leone, one of the two largest ethnic groups in sierra leone, agriculturalist. based on gender - women have very active roles in mende society, polygamy is practice, children are raised in communal settings . they migrated to Sierra Leone - no one really knows when the mende came to sierra leone. |
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Sande Society |
is an iniciation required for all girls who are part of the mende people |
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Sowo wui |
sowo wui is just the mask - the sowo celebrates the initiation of the girls into sande society |
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Halemo v. Kpowa |
halemo are mebers of secrete societes kpowa are people who havent been iniciated |
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Hojo |
symbol of the sande society, is clay thats moist and cool and white, glossy and smooth and reflects light. things that the mende finds beautiful, white referee to spiritual realm. the whites hojo is found under water |
