Mato Oput, Restoring Relations after Conflict Acholi, Northern Uganda, No. 5

Genre: Photograph; Ceremony
Description: The rare process and ceremony of mato oput is undertaken only in the case of intentional or accidental killing of an individual. The ceremony involves two clans bringing together the perpetrator and the victim in a quest for restoring social harmony. Pitcured here is the final ritual, ‘drinking the bitter root’ is a day-long ceremony involving symbolic acts designed to reunite the clans.
Creator(s): Justice and Reconciliation Project
Contributor(s): Justice and Reconciliation Project
Title: Mato Oput, Restoring Relations after Conflict Acholi, Northern Uganda, No. 5
Date Created: 2004
Medium: Image
File Format: image/JPEG
Theme(s): Being Together; Orality and Storytelling; What Makes Memory Transformative?
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Publisher: Transformative Memory International Network
Is Part Of: JRP Collection