Culture events with 3-8 Health & Sickness tag

Sick shacks

Edited May 3, 2023, 1:42 p.m. by Rhett

There was a sickness which Meelee was telling me about. I went to investigate a little. at the same time Steve recorded the CE: Going to the river when sick...

3-8 Health & Sickness

Sickness causing son to return home

Edited May 12, 2022, 11:07 a.m. by Rhett

I was chatting with Alikajim and he told me how he used to live in Madang until his dad died. This caused him to become sick so he returned home and became well. I then asked him to tell me the story again for the recording...

3-8 Health & Sickness

Silas bandages a cut

Edited Oct. 19, 2023, 10:19 a.m. by Steve

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3-8 Health & Sickness

Skin and spirit

Edited June 21, 2023, 9:18 a.m. by Rhett

After Nuumee had come to tell us about the Spirit Spider incident Kavaluku had been talking about what he meant when he said "skin". I asked Kavaluku to clarify what "skin" is, apart from the literal. He descried two things: the essence of food which give body strength, l...

3-8 Health & Sickness 5-1 Gods & Spirits 3-27 Drivers & Emotions

Spider bites

Edited May 10, 2023, 3:06 p.m. by Rhett

When Nuumee was telling me about the Spirit Spider event, he also told me how you normally treat a spider bite...

3-8 Health & Sickness

Talking about Mula's death

Edited Dec. 31, 2021, 1:18 a.m. by Philip

We were sitting in Alias's house with Mula's body and talking about sickness and death....

3-8 Health & Sickness 3-9 Birth & Dying

Talking about the roots of Iβeβe's sickness

Edited Aug. 10, 2023, 5 p.m. by Natalie

Iβeβe is sick since years. His wife is dead. Talking about the reason of his sickness and what people believe....

6-1 Offenses & Crimes 3-8 Health & Sickness 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo

Talking to leaders when there is sickness

Edited Oct. 19, 2023, 2:57 p.m. by Steve

Recordings taken by Natalie...

3-8 Health & Sickness

Teaching their kids

Edited May 26, 2023, 7:08 a.m. by Natalie

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3-8 Health & Sickness 3-3 Marriage & Family 3-19 Infant Care & Childhood 3-20 Instilling of Norms and Customs 8-2 Culture & Social Norm Education

Treating a burn

Edited Dec. 31, 2021, 1:18 a.m. by Steve

2 Year old child (Masa) was brought with a burn on their hand. The hand had been coated in a black substance which turned out to be kapiak sap mixed with ashes....

3-8 Health & Sickness

We don't eat sick pigs

Edited May 11, 2022, 11:03 a.m. by Steve

Yagil's young pig died of sickness in the night. His teenager dug a hole to bury it in. The kids wouldn't touch the dead pig, and used leaves to handle it without actually touching it themselves. Yagil gave me a text explaining that they don't eat pigs that die of sickness....

3-8 Health & Sickness 1-10 Farming & Ranching

Yatali gets sick

Edited Aug. 11, 2022, 4:38 p.m. by Steve

Yatali's family told us he was really sick and we needed to see him, bringing some meat for the pig they killed for him. We told them we'd hike to Wasim Baganag tasol. They carried him on a stretched and came and fetched me. I gave cotrimoxizole for pneumonia...

3-8 Health & Sickness 5-10 Rituals & Ceremonies

grass cold medicin

Edited Feb. 17, 2023, 4:55 p.m. by Gerdine

I was talking to Ulumo and Angonde about how they could use vix vapo rub to steam when they have a cold. They then showed me this grass that smells similar that they can use too and gave me this text....

1-14 Plants & Animals 3-8 Health & Sickness

pain relief after child birth

Edited Feb. 17, 2023, 5:07 p.m. by Gerdine

I was going with Amon through the photobook I made of the birth we witnessed in Kos (Kati gave birth to her 3rd son). She then explained to me what leeaves they use for painrelief after the birth....

1-14 Plants & Animals 3-8 Health & Sickness

pigs and their purposes

Edited March 28, 2024, 10:53 a.m. by Steve

Recording from the Hansens about pigs...

1-4 Structures & Buildings 1-14 Plants & Animals 3-8 Health & Sickness 3-3 Marriage & Family 1-7 Food & Drink 3-21 Social Stratification & Status 3-4 Interpersonal & Social Relationships 3-19 Infant Care & Childhood 3-9 Birth & Dying 3-15 Social Problems & Issues 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo 7-15 Saving & Investing

sore care

Edited Dec. 31, 2021, 1:18 a.m. by Natalie

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3-8 Health & Sickness

talking about birth and blood believes

Edited March 28, 2024, 10:19 a.m. by Steve

Natalie elicited a text from Amon...

3-8 Health & Sickness 3-17 Celebrations; Rites & Initiations 5-10 Rituals & Ceremonies 3-15 Social Problems & Issues 4-10 Oratory & Speeches 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo