Death and Ancestral Worship in Africa

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Death and Ancestral Worship in Africa

• Jennifer Marchal

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http//www.africabib.org/africa.html
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Dogon People
www.sacredsites.com/africa/images/img0038.jpg www.
sacredsites.com/africa/images/img0039.jpg
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Dogon Statues

• Oldest in Africa
• Hermaphrodite figures/primordial couples
• Ancestral worship

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• http//museum.research.missouri.edu/collections/af
  rican.html
• http//www.genuineafrica.com/Dogon_seated_Primordi
  al_Couple.htm

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• http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/
• Stanley206

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Mask of the Dogon Tribe

• Awa mens society that performs death rituals
  and makes masks.
• Sigi- Imina na ceremony
• Dama- Chasing away of the dead

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Kanaga Mask

• Symbolizes the bridge between the living , the
  Gods, and the ancestors.http//www.artistenomade.c
  om/gb/art_afrique2.htm

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Dama Mask
http//wpni01.auroraquanta.com/pv/dogon?sess_idi
mg1893
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• Dogon Doors

http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/ Stanley288
179
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Fang Tribe
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Fang Tribe

• The byeri cult
• (reliquary heads and figures)
• Ngontang mask

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Reliquary heads
http//www.randafricanart.com?Fang_byeri_head.html

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• http//www.randafricanart.com?Fang_byeri_head.html
  

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• http//www.randafricanart.com?Fang_byeri_head.html

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• http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/
• Stanley358 540
• http//www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/L25/25
  -15.jpg

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• Ngontang Mask
• http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/

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• Ijo Tribe

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Ijo Tribe

• Ancestoral screens
• Figures-reliquary

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• http//www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/L25/25
  -16.jpg

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http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/ Stanley157
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• Kongo Tribe

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Kongo Tribe

• Reliquary figures

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• http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/
• Stanley518

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• Zulu Tribe

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Zulu Tribe

• Bead work
• Sangoma
• Valley of the Kings

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Black mourning Blue loyalty

• http//www.worldandi.com/specialreport/afrobead/af
  robead.html

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• http//www.eshowe.com/article/articleview/40/1/13/

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eMakhosini

• http//www.eshowe.com/article/articleview/18/1/13/
  
• http//www.travellersworldwide.com/08c-south-afric
  a/08-southafrica-emakhosini.htm
• http//www.travellersworldwide.com/08c-south-afric
  a/08-southafrica-emakhosini.htmAbout

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Bibliography

• http//www.africabib.org/africa.html
• www.sacredsites.com/africa/images/img0038.jpg
• www.sacredsites.com/africa/images/img0039.jpg
• http//museum.research.missouri.edu/collections/af
  rican.html
• http//www.genuineafrica.com/Dogon_seated_Primordi
  al_Couple.htm
• http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/
  Stanley206
• .http//www.artistenomade.com/gb/art_afrique2.htm
• http//wpni01.auroraquanta.com/pv/dogon?sess_idi
  mg1893
• http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/ Stanley288
  179
• http//www.randafricanart.com?Fang_byeri_head.html
  
• http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/ Stanley358
  540
• http//www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/L25/25
  -15.jpg
• http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/
• http//www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/L25/25
  -16.jpg
• http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/ Stanley157
• http//www.uiowa.edu/africart/toc/
  Stanley518
• http//www.worldandi.com/specialreport/afrobead/af
  robead.html
• http//www.eshowe.com/article/articleview/40/1/13/
  
• http//www.eshowe.com/article/articleview/18/1/13/