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Description: Male Gebusi dancer in standard spirit costume. The upper body decorations are those of upper world spirits, especially birds and the possum (which lives in trees). Lower world spirits are indicated on the lower body by the crocodile-mouth drum and crayfish claw rattle at the rear of the costume. During the dance, the crayfish rattle clacks and bounces; this is said to be like the tail of a fish as it cascades over rapids in the river. In all, the dancer symbolizes the totality and harmony of the Gebusi spirit world. | Description: Male Gebusi dancer in standard spirit costume. The upper body decorations are those of upper world spirits, especially birds and the possum (which lives in trees). Lower world spirits are indicated on the lower body by the crocodile-mouth drum and crayfish claw rattle at the rear of the costume. During the dance, the crayfish rattle clacks and bounces; this is said to be like the tail of a fish as it cascades over rapids in the river. In all, the dancer symbolizes the totality and harmony of the Gebusi spirit world. Photograph by Bruce Knauft. | ||
Photograph by Bruce Knauft. | |||
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Description: Male Gebusi dancer in standard spirit costume. The upper body decorations are those of upper world spirits, especially birds and the possum (which lives in trees). Lower world spirits are indicated on the lower body by the crocodile-mouth drum and crayfish claw rattle at the rear of the costume. During the dance, the crayfish rattle clacks and bounces; this is said to be like the tail of a fish as it cascades over rapids in the river. In all, the dancer symbolizes the totality and harmony of the Gebusi spirit world. Photograph by Bruce Knauft.
Image URL: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/bknauft/files/2015/09/chapter05_7.jpg
Image Source: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/bknauft/gebusi/gebusi-photo-gallery/gebusi-photo-gallery-chapter-5/
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