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39. Uta Dancers

39. Uta Dancers

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Rebecca Gearhart Mafazy

01-01-1995

Dancers gather in front of the former home of Lamu's patron saint to perform a dance known as uta. The leg rattles worn by the dancers are made from coconut fibers and seeds, which provide a rhythmic ..

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Dancers gather in front of the former home of Lamu's patron saint to perform a dance known as uta. The leg rattles worn by the dancers are made from coconut fibers and seeds, which provide a rhythmic accompanied as the dancers pound out the steps of the dance.

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https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/context/sea/article/1033/viewcontent

http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/sea/34

Swahili Expressive Arts Collection (Illinois Wesleyan University)

Rebecca Gearhart Mafazy, Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Illinois Wesleyan University, rgearhar@iwu.edu

Anthropology
Social and Behavioral Sciences

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