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Category. Social Practices, Rituals and Festive EventsVolume. 11Year. 2019
Title. Sanctuary of the Spirits: Okwu-muo, Ori Oke and ‘Mammy Water’ in the Veneration of Sacred Natural Sites in Southern Nigeria

Sanctuary of the Spirits: Okwu-muo, Ori Oke and 'Mammy Water' in the Veneration of Sacred Natural Sites in Southern Nigeria

Photo: Kelly Slivka

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