OLAC Record oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1198401

Metadata
Title:		Joseph Kasaon describes the ceremonial dress of initiates
		kasaon-gorosioth
Contributor:		BENSON
		Joseph Kasaon
Contributor (translator):		Tatu Toros
Coverage:		Kenya
Date:		2016-02-11
Description:		In this video, Kasaon describes the special pieces of traditional attire adorned by the initiates once they begin to heal. After about three weeks in seclusion, the initiates come out in the open field to dance and prove to their parents and relatives that they underwent initiation successfully. They are, however, disguised so as to conceal their identity. On the head, they wear the gorosioth (a woven mask) while on the waist they have the simaboi (a piece of hide to serve as the vest and skirt). These are covered in decorated sisal skirts which is reported to be a practice borrowed from the neighbouring Luhya who also circumcize their boys.
Format:		video/mp4
		video/avchd
Identifier:		oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1198401
Identifier (URI):		https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1198401%23
Subject:		Description
		Terik language
Subject (ISO639):		tec
Type:		Video
OLAC Info
Archive:		Endangered Languages Archive
Description:		http://www.language-archives.org/archive/soas.ac.uk
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for OLAC format
GetRecord:		Pre-generated XML file
OAI Info
OaiIdentifier:		oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1198401
DateStamp:		2018-07-15
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for simple DC format
Search Info
Citation:		BENSON; Tatu Toros (translator); Joseph Kasaon. 2016-02-11. Endangered Languages Archive.
Terms:		area_Africa country_KE iso639_tec
Inferred Metadata
Country:		Kenya
Area:		Africa