In a study published in Telestes, Dr. Joshua Kumbani and Dr. Margarita Díaz-Andreu categorized the various dance scenes ...

A tribal "initiation ceremony" where teenage males in South Africa undergo agonizing circumcision has ended with 39 deaths and dozens more boys mutilated. Despite a target being set by the government ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "Yaka masks make their appearance ...

The key takeaway is that the paintings do not simply show people moving; they encode recognizable ritual elements - like clapping women, dancers in circles, and altered postures associated with trance ...