Ethnology, Volume 19University of Pittsburgh, 1980 - Anthropology |
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... achiote ( Bixa orellana ) . She may also bring one or more of the following plant substances : the roots of wampúsh and mente ( both of which are trees ) , the root of the herb seekemu ( source of a native soap ) , and the roots / bulbs ...
... achiote ( Bixa orellana ) . She may also bring one or more of the following plant substances : the roots of wampúsh and mente ( both of which are trees ) , the root of the herb seekemu ( source of a native soap ) , and the roots / bulbs ...
Page 186
... achiote and water to their crops , women impart a vital substance that helps their plants grow faster and more robustly than the weeds with which they compete . Blood has another connotation related to its role as the medium by which ...
... achiote and water to their crops , women impart a vital substance that helps their plants grow faster and more robustly than the weeds with which they compete . Blood has another connotation related to its role as the medium by which ...
Page 187
... achiote is strongly associated with the earth mother Nugkui , the latter being the primeval giver of cultivated plants and pottery ( Whitten 1978 : 844 ) . The use of achiote , which symbolizes blood by virtue of its color and Nugkui by ...
... achiote is strongly associated with the earth mother Nugkui , the latter being the primeval giver of cultivated plants and pottery ( Whitten 1978 : 844 ) . The use of achiote , which symbolizes blood by virtue of its color and Nugkui by ...
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Volume XIX Number | 1 |
MAYORUNA PANOAN KINSHIP I | 11 |
THE MANIPULATION OF KPELLE SOCIAL | 29 |
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