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The Nyamwezi Region. The Nyamwezi Region. Nyamwezi Throne. Nyamwezi Throne. Female Nyamwezi Sculpture. Nyamwezi Fertility Doll. Nyamwezi Harp. Nyamwezi Couple. Elizabeth Bagaaya of Toro. Appearance of Mediums. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Nyamwezi Region
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The Nyamwezi Region
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Nyamwezi Throne
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Nyamwezi Throne
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Female Nyamwezi Sculpture
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Nyamwezi Fertility Doll
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Nyamwezi Harp
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Nyamwezi Couple
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Elizabeth Bagaaya of Toro
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Appearance of Mediums“A class of mendicants or gentle beggars called Bandwa allied to the Cwezi cult members, seem spread all over these kingdoms. They adorn themselves with more beads, bells, brass and curiosities than any other race and generally carry an ornamented tree-creeper in their hands,
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Appearance of Mediumsmany of their women look handsome and captivating when dressed up in variously colored skins, and wearing a small turban or bark cloth…The natives all respect them very much, never refusing them food when they call, and treating them as religious devotees.”
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Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe
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Spirit Possession, Ghana
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Spirit Mediums, Ethiopia
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Appearance of Mediums“The most striking figures among the crowds of people loitering about here were the Cwezi sorceresses, a large number of whom are found at the court of every Bunyoro prince. Clothed in bark cloths, yellowish brown or dyed black—one wore even the handsome mtone, a fine bark cloth with black
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Appearance of Mediumspatterns—so that the whole body is covered, they also not infrequently wear skins of goats or sheep, and occasionally of cheetah and adorn or disfigure their heads with objects of every conceivable description. These ladies are certainly not beautiful, and they would hardly be eligible for vestal virgins,
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Appearance of Mediumsbut they are feared and therefore venture to take many liberties. As is always the case where professional interests are concerned, they vie with one another in eccentricities. One at a local chief’s court …wanted her shoulders rubbed and her head bent.”
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Lynnangombe“Whoever comes to my tomb to pray will be heard by me and I will help him in his trouble. . . I will help women in their confinements and I will give children to barren women. Let everyone pray to me and I will help them.”
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The Lovedu
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Rain Queen’s Royal Enclosure 1953
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Drums at Rain Queen’s Royal Kraal
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Rain Queen’s Residential entrance
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RainQueen Khesetoane Modjadji III (1895-1959)
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1959-80 Makoma Modjadji IV (1959 – 1980)
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Makobo Constance Modjadji VI (2003-2005)
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The Asante
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The Asante
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The Asante
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Asante Golden Stool
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Unnamed Asante Queen Mother
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Asantehemma Kwaadu Yaadom II
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Asante Gold Weight
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Asante Gold Weight
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Asante Queen Mother
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Asante Queen Mothers“It is woman who gave birth to a man, it is a woman who gave birth to a chief.”
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Governmental Structure• Empire = Asantehemma
• Paramounts = Ohemaa
• Towns = Oba Panin
• Clans (8)= Abusuapanyin
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Igboland, Nigeria
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Igboland, Nigeria
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Igboland, Nigeria
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Igbo Gongs
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Igbo Masks
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Igbo Ukwu, Bowl
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Igbo Mask
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Igbo Mask
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Igbo Women in Politics• Two constituencies.
–(1) Spiritual political constituency
–(2) Human political constituency
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Spiritual Political Constituency
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Female Masked Spirits: Abere
• Night guard
• Conscience of Society
• Agent of Social Control
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Female Masked Spirits: Abere
• Community Court
• Promoted and Protected Women’s Industry
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Ekpe Masquerade
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Ekpe Masquerade
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Ekpe Masquerades
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Ekpe Masquerades
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Ekpe Masquerades
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Ekpe Masquerades
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Ekpe Masquerades
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Ekpe Masquerades
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Ekpe Masquerades
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Parade of Masquerades
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Female Masquerades—Daughters
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Female Masquerades—Daughters
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Female Masquerades—Daughters
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Female Masquerades—Daughters
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Grandmother Masquerade
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A Very Old Elder
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Nsukka Masquerades
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Nsukka Masquerades
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Nsukka Masquerades
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The Merciless Masquerade
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Masquerades called Government
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Spiritual Court Messengers
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Spiritual Police
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Spiritual Police
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Spiritual Police Sergeant
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Onyeocha—The Whiteman