Song of the shaman to cure a little girl

Canto del soplador para curar á una muchachita

Object Details

Subject LanguageCurripaco
Language PID(s)ailla:119621
Title [Indigenous]Kuwaikanarri
Language of Indigenous Titlekpc
TitleSong of the shaman to cure a little girl
Language Community
Country(ies)Venezuela
Place CreatedGavilán, Río Guainia
Date Created1981-07-29
Description [Indigenous]
Language of Indigenous Description
DescriptionCounter-witchcraft song.
Visitors' house.
Hernando Camico is the soplador; Hermilio Camico is the chupador.
voice.
Voice of another witch also audible.
2. Second chant of the blower. Blowing yucuta.
3. Third chant of the soplador. Blowing yucuta. Walking to the back of the house, where the chupador is working.
4. Chupador working (vomiting, playing maraca.) behind the house.
See 1992 chapter by Jonathan Hill, "A Musical Aesthetic of Ritual Curing in the Northwest Amazon." IN Portals of Power, E. Jean Langdon, ed. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, pp. 175-210.
GenresSong
Ceremony
Source Note4.A.1; ATM 1820; ATL 18976
References
Contributor(s) Individual / RoleHill, Jonathan (Researcher)
Camico, Hernando (Actor, performer)
Contributor(s) Corporate / Role

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