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Ritual Function

Ritual Function is a ceremonial role or purpose performed by a sculpture in West African art, wherein the object serves as a mediator between the physical and spiritual realms, distinguishing it from purely aesthetic or utilitarian artifacts by its embeddedness in religious, ancestral, or communal rites.

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107

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2017–2026

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Publications

70

The Nature and Function of Astragalus Bones from Archaeological Contexts in the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean

Garth Gilmour · Oxford Journal of Archaeology · 1997 · 104 citations

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Science and magic in African technology: traditional iron smelting in Malawi

Nikolaas J. van der Merwe, Donald H. Avery · Africa · 1987 · 102 citations

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The Mount Kare Python and His Gold: Totemism and Ecology in the Papua New Guinea Highlands

Aletta Biersack · American Anthropologist · 1999 · 95 citations

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Sacred performances: Islam, sexuality, and sacrifice

Choice Reviews Online · 1990 · 95 citations

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Swazi Royal Ritual

T. O. Beidelman · Africa · 1966 · 93 citations

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Authors

107

  1. CT
    Charles T. Goodsell

    Virginia Tech, United States

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  2. BO
    BOJ Omatseye

    University of Science and Technology of Benin, Benin

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  3. AS
    Anton Satria Prabuwono

    National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  4. MD
    Md. Dan Md. Palil

    Technical University of Malaysia Malacca, Malaysia

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  5. ET
    Enrique Tucki

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 16 citations

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Institutions

60

  1. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  2. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    64 citations

  3. Sciences Po Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    52 citations

  4. Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles

    Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    153 citations

  5. Syracuse University

    Syracuse, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    6 publications

    306 citations

  7. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    63 citations

  8. Universidad de Guadalajara

    Guadalajara, Mexico

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 338 citations

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  2. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

    Repository · 3 publications · 66 citations

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  3. Africa

    3 publications · 276 citations

    3

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  4. African Arts

    2 publications · 95 citations

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  5. African Archaeological Review

    2 publications · 27 citations

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