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The publication focusses on the "waakaa", antropomorphic wooden sculptures of the Konso in Ethiopia. The study highlights the social functions and meanings of the sculptures. Besides a detailed description it also includes information on their production, the corresponding rituals and the way the statues are erected.
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Keywords
- burial rites
- Ethnology
- History
- History: specific events & topics
- Humanities
- Social & cultural history
- Society & Social Sciences
- South Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.17875/gup2009-419Editions