Mato Oput, Restoring Relations after Conflict Acholi, Northern Uganda, No. 6

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 photo is of the materials used to mix the oput root, kwete and blood from a sacrificed goat, to be drunk by both parties as a symbol of washing away the bitterness.
Creator(s): Justice and Reconciliation Project
Contributor(s): Justice and Reconciliation Project
Title: Mato Oput, Restoring Relations after Conflict Acholi, Northern Uganda, No. 6
Date Created: 2004
Medium: Image
File Format: image/JPEG
Theme(s): Intergenerational; What Makes Memory Transformative?; Justice and Transformation
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Publisher: Transformative Memory International Network
Is Part Of: JRP Collection