Easter Island – The Northern Myth

The Northern Myth

Tag Archives: Easter Island

El Ritual del Hombre-Pajaro – the bird-man cult of Rapa Nui

May 19, 2009 – 8:11 am

The successful man would be declared Tangata-Manu, would take the egg in his hand and lead a procession back to his homeland. Once in residence there he was tapu (taboo) for the next five months of his year long status, and allowed his nails to grow and wore a headdress of human hair.

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Animals, Birds, Birds and people, Religion | Also tagged Follore, Jo Ann Van Tilburg, Katherine Routledge, National Geographic, Orongo, Rapa Nui, Society of Ethnobiology, Tangata Manu, University of Arkansas | Comments (0)

Society of Ethnobiology 32nd annual conference – Tulane University, New Orleans

April 1, 2009 – 1:34 am

New Orleans 4 years ago – there was no water purification equipment on site, no chemical toilets, no antibiotics and no anti-diarrheals stored for a crisis. There were no designated medical staff at work in the evacuation center.

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Ethnoornithology, Some places I've been, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bird-man cult, Canis lupus, Cleveland, crypto-species, Dana Lepofsky, Delta State University, eastern Indonesia, El Ritual del Hombre-Pajaro, Felice Wyndham, Flores, Greg Forth, Hurricane Katrina, Idaho, International Society of Ethnobiology, Jami Wright, Louisiana National Guard, Mark Bonta, New Orleans, Nez Perce, Rapa Nui, Sara Tiffany, Society of Ethnobiology, Superdome, Wolf | Comments (0)

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