Volume 16
Social Practices, Rituals and Festive Events
The status of women weavers as heritage bearers: Accounts of social transformation and empowerment in the province of Canchis, Cuzco, Peru
The status of women weavers as heritage bearers: Accounts of social transformation and empowerment in the province of Canchis, Cuzco, Peru
In Search of Honour: Eya Ebule as a Legacy of Igbo resistance and food security from World War 2
Liquid Gold: Berber Women and the Argan Oil Co-operatives in Morocco
The former refectory with medieval masterpieces in the Museum Catharijneconvent.
A winner of the trophy on two occasions displays his eya ebule trophies on both arms.
Tubers of yam and jars of palm wine to entertain the contestants.
Tethered ram to be won by the most resourceful labourer.
A masquerader adorned with the eya ebule trophy on both arms.
The argan tree grows mostly in Morocco. Its fruit is an oval berry, the shape of a large and round olive.
From left to right: dried argan fruits, pits and kernels.
Oil extraction machines produce argan oil efficiently.
Pressing is consistently kneading the dough until the emulsion separates from the solid dough. The emulsion is then decanted and filtered
Argan oil soaps and moisturisers are popular souvenirs for tourists.
Argan trees are frequently climbed on by goats.
The bed stone remains stationary when the runner stone rotates, and through the ‘eye’ in the runner stone, the kernels are funneled down and ground.
A millstone comprises a runner stone lodged on top of a bed stone, but millstones for dried goods (first from the left) or for argan oil are shaped slightly different.
Berber women milling, pit-cracking and pressing are depicted on a cooperative’s wall.
Pits have to be cracked open with a hammer stone to retrieve the kernels inside.
A pounder and an anvil are needed for de-pulping.