Das Erbe der "Helden" : Grabkult der Konso und kulturverwandten Ethnien in Süd-Äthiopien
Poissonnier, Nicole
Das Erbe der "Helden" : Grabkult der Konso und kulturverwandten Ethnien in Süd-Äthiopien - Universitätsverlag Göttingen 2009
Open Access
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.
Creative Commons
German
gup2009-419
10.17875/gup2009-419 doi
Society & social sciences
Social & cultural history
ethnology burial rites South Ethiopia
Das Erbe der "Helden" : Grabkult der Konso und kulturverwandten Ethnien in Süd-Äthiopien - Universitätsverlag Göttingen 2009
Open Access
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.
Creative Commons
German
gup2009-419
10.17875/gup2009-419 doi
Society & social sciences
Social & cultural history
ethnology burial rites South Ethiopia