Article ID: CBB001422585

Mursi Ox Modification in the Lower Omo Valley and the Interpretation of Cattle Rock Art in Ethiopia (2015)

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Cattle are a key focus of traditional pastoralist societies in eastern Africa and also figure prominently in the rock art of the region. In both contexts, their cultural and social significance is underscored by colour and decoration. The contemporary Mursi of south-west Ethiopia transform favourite oxen in various ways, including horn alteration, ear cutting and decorative pattern branding. These practices may provide direct insight into cattle portrayal in Ethiopian rock art, where abstract or non-realistic symbols depicted on cattle coats could indicate the modification, alteration or beautification of cattle in prehistoric societies.

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Authors & Contributors
Alpers, Edward A.
Animal Studies Group
Burt, Jonathan
Çakirlar, Canan
Cohen, Jeffrey J.
Dasen, Véronique
Journals
Anthropozoologica
Antiquity
Environment and History
Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology
Ethics, Place and Environment
Kexue Jishu yu Bianzhengfa (Science, Technology, and Dialectics)
Publishers
Cambridge University Press
Berg
Brill Academic Publishers
Davidsfonds
University of Illinois Press
Concepts
Domestication
Animals
Cattle
Human-animal relationships
Stone
Animals in art
People
Deleuze, Gilles
Derrida, Jacques
Time Periods
Prehistory
Ancient
16th century
Medieval
Neolithic period
Stone age
Places
Middle and Near East
Africa
Caribbean
East Africa
Iran
Mexico
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