An ubunyago (cleansing the country) ceremony

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Title
eng An ubunyago (cleansing the country) ceremony
Description
eng A ritual gathering at an ubunyago (cleansing the country) ceremony. In the centre is Chief Porokoto wearing a hat. Photograph taken near Rungwe Mission Station, 28 September 1937.
Creator
eng Wilson, Monica Hunter
Date Created
1937
Relation
eng Published in: Wilson, M.H. 1951. Good company: a study of Nyakyusa age villages. London: Oxford University Press for the International African Institute.
Subject
eng Ethnology--Tanzania--Rungwe District
eng Rungwe District (Tanzania)--Rural conditions
eng Nyakyusa (African people)--Rites and ceremonies
eng Crowds--Tanzania--Rungwe District
eng Nyakyusa (African people)
Format
eng Image
License
Publisher
eng University of Cape Town Libraries
Rights
eng This item is the property of the University of Cape Town Libraries. For permission to reproduce, please contact the Special Collections of the University of Cape Town Libraries.
Replaces
eng islandora:5557
fileFormat
eng image/jpeg