Sacred Pork prepared for the ancestors on January 1 by the Accompong Maroons.
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Procession through Accompong Town from the Kindah Tree on January 1.
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Possession under the Kindah Tree
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Playing the drum under the Kindah Tree
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Playing the drum
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Kindah Sign
Close up of the text on the sign at the Kindah Tree
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Kumina Play
Rum, vital for curing skins and appeasing the nkuyu is kept close.
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Kumina Table
Kumina table showcased in an exhibition on Kumina at the offices of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank in May 2002
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Kumina Play - November 18, 2004
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Kumina session at the Nine Night of the late Gerald Walker.
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Kumina Seal
The seal is specially designed by the Spiritual Leader, who is directed by the ancestral spirits or the Nkuyu. It is a moderately sized circle with inscriptions, numbers, letters and images. Candles and bottles of soda are sometimes added as in this photograph.
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