File:Serer Religious Ceremony.jpg
Serer_Religious_Ceremony.jpg (181 × 307 pixels, file size: 40 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
 |
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below.
Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. |
Summary
| Description |
English: This image is the symbol of the Ndut Ceremony in Senegambia. It is a triagular and heavy object that a chosen one (always a man) carries on his head during the celebration of this ancient Serer ceremony of the boys/men who have been initated. The whole town or village gather to witness this ceremony. This image also appears in Salif Dione's book "L'Appel du Ndut - Ou l'initiation des garcons Seereer". Published by IFAN Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar. 2004. ISBN: 92 9130 047 0.
|
| Date | June 2010 |
| Source | Own work took a picture of Ndut initiation rite I attended. This is the symbol of the Ndut ceremony and over the years many people have taken picture of the annual ceremony with this object carried on the head of someone chosen. |
| Author | Own work |
| Permission ( Reusing this file) |
Own work |
I have taken out the man carrying the image on his head.
Licensing
 |
I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
|
| Annotations | This image is annotated: View the annotations at Commons |
File usage
The following pages on Schools Wikipedia link to this image (list may be incomplete):
Metadata
Learn more about Schools Wikipedia
Wikipedia for Schools is one of SOS Childrens Villages' many educational projects. SOS Children's Villages is famous for the love and shelter it brings to lone children, but we also support families in the areas around our Children's Villages, helping those who need us the most. There are many ways to help with SOS Children's Villages.
