Ceremonial arm rings made from plant fibre and lukulared powder
Item
Title
Ceremonial arm rings made from plant fibre and lukulared powder
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Arm Ornament
Ornament
Description
Armlets made from plant fibre. Worn by female initiates during the Efendula ceremony on the night of their return from the period of liberty in the bush as a 'boy'. The Efendula ceremony by which young Kwaynama women celebrated the transition to marriageable age. Similar rings are also worn around the neck and the waist.
[FHM27/07/2019]
[FHM27/07/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Plant; Fibre
Tied
D = 80mm, C = 200mm [FHM27/07/2019]
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.323
A37/323
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust