essay
The calabash of ruffled feathers
Stones, bones and skin : ritual and shamanic art • Toronto, Ontario • Published In 1977 • Pages: 58-61
By: Wilbert, Johannes.
Abstract
This source presents a detailed description of the sacred shaman's rattle of the Warao, called 'Calabash of the Ruffeled Feathers.' The author discusses its mythological origins, function in shamanistic ceremonies, manufacture by the WISHIRATU (shaman priest), and place in Warao cosmology.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle 1985
- Field Date
- 1954-1969
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Orinoco Delta, Venezuela
- Notes
- Johannes Wilbert
- LCSH
- Warao Indians