Horsemen Performing as in a Tournament

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Date of image

1965-1966

Creator

Lewis, Herbert S.

Place

Ethiopia

Source

University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries, Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent; African Studies Collection

The occasion of the performance is called "guks" and is part of the observance of the "mask'ali" or "T'amk'at," the baptism of Christ. One of the participants is the son of the brother of the local spirit medium (K'allu).

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