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Annotation translation: "The scatterer of rice is standing in front of the small taboo-hut. With every important heathen festival offerings must be made to 'the evil things'. These are especially the homeles souls of the dead for whom, owing to lack of money, no funeral celebrations were held. They want to disturb the festivals out of jealousy and ill-will. During the Tiwah festival, the festival of festivals, offerings must be made three times in the little taboo hut. The first time is when the preparations for the festival begin. The second time is at the beginning of the festival. And the third time is at its end." Annotation: "Der Reisausstreuer steht vor dem Tabuhüttchen. Bei jedem grossen heidnischen Fest muss 'den bösen Dingen' (vor allem den heimatlos umherschwirrenden Seelen der Verstorbenen, denen aus Geldmangel kein Totenfest gegeben worden ist) die in Neid & Missgunst die Festfreunde stören wollen, geopfert werden. Beim Tiwahfest, dem Fest der Feste, wird im Tabuhüttchen dreimal geopfert. Das erste mal zu Beginn der Festvorbereitungen, das zweite mal zu Beginn des eigentlichen Festes, das dritte Mal zum Schluss des Festes." Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver 10.0 x 13.9 cm.
Agricultural ritual Feather Flag Pole Headgear Mask Religious festival Religious specialist m Rice Sacrificial place Shrine Indigenous Kalimantan religions
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