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Session Information

Session Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-0012-4945-E

Title: ENDEBESS INITIATES AND VILLAGERS PERFORMING THE THUMDO DANCE

Description: In this video, the initiates who have emerged from their healing hut are dancing to celebrate their success of having undergone initiation without a hitch. They are dressed in traditional ceremonial attire including the gorosioth (mask) to conseacl their identity, simaboi (hide skirt and vest) and colourful sisal skirts on the outside. As a sign of modernity complementing tradition, the gorosioth is further decorated with balloons and some initiates carry hockey sticks and whips in place of traditional walking sticks. Villagers and onlookers are free to join the dance and relatives summon the initiates to the sidelines using nicknames that the boys have adopted in their healing hut. These nicknames are communicated earlier to the relatives by the muthirioth who guard the initiates in their hut round the clock to enforce discipline. The initiates are then served soda and sweets as token gifts to appreciate their bravery.

Date created: 2016-02-11

Location

Continent: Africa

Country: Kenya

Region: Endebess

Project

ID: SG0246

Name: 0391-SG0246

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Keywords

Keyword: Thumdo

Content

Genre: Song and dance

Languages

Language

Name: Terik

Description: Content

Language

Name: English

Description: Working

Actor

Full Name: Benson Ojwang

Role: Recording

Actor

Full Name: Joseph Kasaon

Role: Consultant, narrator

Actor

Full Name: Tatu Toros

Role: Role

Actor

Name: Endebess people

Media Files

Filename: ENDEBESS-THUMDO_20151211-002.mp4

File handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-0010-DA6A-5

File type: Video

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