Anonymous / Unknown

a man sacrificing a fowl to one of the best known charms among the Akan, the nkabere charm.

Year: 18th-20th

From: Ghana (The Kyekyere Nkabere charm (lit. to tie or bind the nkabere) was a common rite carried out throughout the Asante region during the pre-colonial and early colonial era).

Location: British Museum, London



Edited by: Chiara Petrolini


Related Documents:

Bonte, P.; Bonte, P. - Brisebarre, A. M. - Gokalp, A. (Eds.)

Symboliques et rituels de la protection. Le sacrifice tcargîba dans la société maure

in: Sacrifices en Islam: Espaces et temps d'un rituel, pp. 239-261

: , 1999.