essay
A Wolof naming ceremony: human interaction and its aesthetic significance
verbal and visual expressions of wolof culture • (22) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 141-160 leaves
By: Gamble, David P., Ames, David.
Abstract
This article deals primarily with a Wolof naming ceremony observed by the author and Dr. David Ames at Buntung near Njau in Upper Saalum in 1950. Although the primary focus of the work is on the ceremony itself,other data in the document highlight practices relevant to childbirth, postnatal care of child and mother, and various other customs and magical rites associated with the newborn. Later interviews with native informants following the ceremony further substantiate the author's observations.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1998
- Field Date
- 1950
- Coverage Date
- 1950
- Coverage Place
- Buntung near Njau, Upper Saalum
- Notes
- David P. Gamble with David Ames, et al.
- LCCN
- 92181103
- LCSH
- Wolof (African people)