Baga a-Mantsho-ña-Tshol masquerade
African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Baga a-Mantsho-ña-Tshol masquerade is cataloged as a Rite / ceremony within African & Afro-Diasporic. Its candidate country context is “Guinea” and its period or origin is “19th–20th-century documentation; late-20th-century revival reported.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Baga initiatory and lineage heritage.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- a-Mantsho-ña-Tshol; master-of-medicine headdress tradition
- Parent tradition
- Baga initiatory and lineage heritage
- Public geographic context
- Guinea
- Period / origin
- 19th–20th-century documentation; late-20th-century revival reported
- Living / historical status
- Historically documented with revival reported by the source
- Access / protocol
- Community-bound / restricted
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateGuinea
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Baga a-Mantsho-ña-Tshol masquerade. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 3847. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/3847
Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA · https://x.com/KJB_and_AYARA