An Ettu group from Hanover

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Title

An Ettu group from Hanover

Description

"An Ettu [or Etu] group from Hanover demonstrate a ceremonial dance to guests of the Club Caribbean Hotel in Runaway Bay recently. Ettu, like Kumina is based on African religions. The group shown here are able to trace their ancestry back to the Yoruba people of Nigeria."

Subject

Dance companies; Dance companies - Jamaica; Folk dancing, Jamaican; Folk dancing; Dancers; Dance - Jamaica; Folk dancers; Folk dancers - Jamaica; Folk dancing; Folk dancing, Jamaican

Creator

Cunningham, Ted (Agency for Public Information)

Date

Oct-1976

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Dancing, Ja. - Folk

Identifier

D0011423
Acc. no.: 34008

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Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Cunningham, Ted (Agency for Public Information), “An Ettu group from Hanover,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed January 10, 2025, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/11453.