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Wake-keeping of stool father 20130308-004_stool_father_wake-keeping Description and Documentation of Sekpele

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Chi
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CepSOA
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A wake-keeping is held for the stool father. There is drumming and singing of dirges throughout the night.

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Sekpele

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Ritual/religious textsFuneralWake-keepingSekpele language

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