Culture events with 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo tag

Don't throw blood in the fire

Edited July 6, 2023, 8:52 a.m. by Steve

I did a malaria test on Aiven and after it was done motioned to throw the test in the fire. Ulumo stopped me and held onto it, he didn't want the blood in the fire....

5-9 Avoidance & Taboo

What wasnt mentioned in the recording but just talked about is how the procedure of the after birth isː Placenta, navel cord, leaves that are covered in blood are burried in a hole and then they put a big log/wood piece over it to protect it from animals to get to the blood. Then they cover it with ...

5-10 Rituals & Ceremonies 3-9 Birth & Dying 3-10 Burial & Funeral Practices 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo

Eating Fish Caught with Poison Rope

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

I went down to Womune to help Silas trimming the shade trees in his vanilla garden. He needed to get his bush knife from his house. He had eaten some fish caught with poison rope so he wasn't sleeping in his house with the yams. He was staying in Mogam's house....

1-14 Plants & Animals 1-8 Gardening & Gathering 1-9 Hunting & Fishing 1-7 Food & Drink 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo

Eririm poison rope - overnight fishing trip

Edited July 3, 2023, 10:10 a.m. by Philip

We heard that Eririm was going to put poison rope in the river to catch fish. They were doing it upstream so we went downstream with a few guys to see if we could catch anything that was still stunned coming downstream. The fish were not affected. We were told that Eririm is blaming another tokples ...

6-1 Offenses & Crimes 1-9 Hunting & Fishing 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo Philip-DA

Interviews about avoidance and taboo

Edited April 2, 2024, 11:42 a.m. by Steve

1. mohis asam tol ab iga puguminn, nom loogooneeng ig oo wig ig? (would it be ok for a guy to sit under a house on stilts?) 2. enn mena tabil pigisi, teme hutam asam yann, lolomboo holoometeb, teme mena asam yann. Nom bili ig? (is it ok for a lady to step over a bowl of food?) 3. undum ina mesiso ig...

5-9 Avoidance & Taboo

Kavaluku explaining how the land was inhabited and taken from spirits

Edited Dec. 7, 2022, 2:46 p.m. by Rhett

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5-9 Avoidance & Taboo 3-27 Drivers & Emotions 2-4 Tribe & Nation

Mongogam can't call her Son by name

Edited June 17, 2022, 8:04 a.m. by Steve

Mongogam calls her son David, "Carlos". Her son was named after her brother in law and she can't say David, so she says Carlos...

2-2 Family & Clan 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo

Ningeram got sick with Malaria

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

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3-8 Health & Sickness 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo

Overnight in Womune

Edited March 28, 2024, 10:59 a.m. by Steve

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3-8 Health & Sickness 1-11 Clothing & Adornment 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo

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

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

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