Das Erbe der "Helden" : Grabkult der Konso und kulturverwandter Ethnien in Süd-Äthiopien

The work offers for the first time a comprehensive study of the anthropomorphic wooden sculptures of the Konso (waakaa) with a detailed description of the figures, their production, their symbolism, the way they are erected and associated rituals. Based on an inventory, the figures are divided into...

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Main Author: Poissonnier, Nicole (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Universitätsverlag Göttingen 2009
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