Body in coffin 20130309-004_body-in-coffin Description and Documentation of Sekpele

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Due to the fact that chiefs are buried at night, the corpse is placed and showcased in the coffin. A group of women who are possessed by ancestral spirits hover around the coffin. They are paying their respect to a colleague who is yet to join them.

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Burial 20130309-005_burial Description and Documentation of Sekpele

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Elicitation of body verbs Recording equipment: Zoom H4n; Rode NTC-2 shortgun mic