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3 women wearing skirts and headdresses standing with a child in the foreground
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Women, Children, Apparel, Ashanti
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5 females in skirts with 4 children standing against a wall
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Women, Children, Ghanaians
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Conceiving the New World Order: The Global Politics of Reproduction
edited by Faye D. Ginsburg, 1952- and Rayna Rapp (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995, originally published 1995), 464 page(s)
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edited by Faye D. Ginsburg, 1952- and Rayna Rapp (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995, originally published 1995), 464 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Faye D. Ginsburg, 1952-, Rayna Rapp
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
University of California Press
Topic / Theme
Childbirth, Politics, Reproduction, Women, Birth control, Gender roles, Ethnography
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Copyright © 1995 by University of California Press
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Stitching Identities in a Free Trade Zone: Gender and Politics in Sri Lanka
written by Sandya Hewamanne, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 297 page(s)
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written by Sandya Hewamanne, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 297 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Sandya Hewamanne
Author / Creator
Sandya Hewamanne
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Sri Lankan, Cultural identity, Apparel, Politics, Women, Ethnography
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Copyright © 2008 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Egypt, El Sebou' : Egyptian Birth Ritual
written by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; directed by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; produced by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-, in Egypt (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1986), 27 mins
In Egypt, a birth ritual called el-sebou', meaning 'the seventh', happens on the seventh day following the physical birth of a child of either sex and is celebrated by Coptic and Muslim families of all status groups, rural and urban. Characteristic of this ritual is the gender-linked imagery also manifest in the r...
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written by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; directed by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; produced by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-, in Egypt (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1986), 27 mins
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In Egypt, a birth ritual called el-sebou', meaning 'the seventh', happens on the seventh day following the physical birth of a child of either sex and is celebrated by Coptic and Muslim families of all status groups, rural and urban. Characteristic of this ritual is the gender-linked imagery also manifest in the ritual clay pot. The ceremony celebrates the newborn's crossing a threshold from a neutral gender and status into a world of gender diff...
In Egypt, a birth ritual called el-sebou', meaning 'the seventh', happens on the seventh day following the physical birth of a child of either sex and is celebrated by Coptic and Muslim families of all status groups, rural and urban. Characteristic of this ritual is the gender-linked imagery also manifest in the ritual clay pot. The ceremony celebrates the newborn's crossing a threshold from a neutral gender and status into a world of gender differentiation and family hierarchy. In Egypt, a birth ritual called el-sebou', meaning "the seventh", happens on the seventh day following the physical birth of a child of either sex and is celebrated by Coptic and Muslim families of all status groups, rural and urban. Characteristic of this ritual is the gender-linked imagery also manifest in the ritual clay pot. The ceremony celebrates the newborn's crossing a threshold from a neutral gender and status into a world of gender differentiation and family hierarchy. This particular sebou' is celebrated for twins, a boy and a girl, in a rising middle class Muslim family in urban Egypt. Anthropologist Fadwa El Guindi portrays the sebou' ritual as a rite of passage with the universal three phases of transition (separation, liminality, incorporation) and as the key ceremony in an individual's life cycle until marriage. Focusing on – and showing the proveniences of – the variety of objects and materials, the film’s perspective highlights the central role of the female ritual leader and provides a kinesthetic spatial sense of the ceremony. The editing combines both an analytic and an emic approach, allowing the participants to speak for themselves without losing a broader anthropological perspective.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-
Author / Creator
Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Egypt
Topic / Theme
Egyptian, Arab, Children, Cultural change and history, Rural population, Islam, Childbirth, Women, Ethnography, Egyptians, Arabs
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by Documentary Educational Resources
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Female and 3 children on a verandah
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Women, Children, Ashanti
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Female as in MS 445/38/6 surrounded by 13 women and children
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Women, Children, Wives, Ghanaians
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Female, possibly chief's wife, seated under a pair of fans, surrounded by 10 women and children all wearing body cloths or skirts and blouse...
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Women, Children, Wives, Ghanaians
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Female, profile, wearing dress, and child, full face
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Women, Children, Apparel, Ashanti
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Female seated on a throne surrounded by 9 females and children, some wearing headdresses, all wearing decorative bodycloths
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Monarchs, Women, Children, Ashanti
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