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Heavy responsibilities for elder aunt among the Logooli

With Seenge Fonesi. She is the elder grand daughter of Isagi and elder daughter of Amugasya. She is often present in functions involving the family of Amugasya. Pic taken on 18/4/2024. The elder sister soon becomes the elder aunt. It is this “seenge munene” (elder aunt) tag that she is tied to many cultural responsibilities – back home. To her marital family she may appear as any other woman, but she is not so in the eyes of her people. Marriage does not steal her away as it would happen with other daughters of the old man. To her, as days go and the old man and woman of the estate are dependents, she becomes increasingly present.  Her brothers also need her for almost all traditional markings. They are marrying, she needs to welcome the new wife. They are giving birth, she needs to come to midwife or “bless” the new born. They are paying dowry she needs to lead the women delegate. There is a conflict she needs to come for a hearing.  And many others. Traditions does not expect her to
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NEGLECTED CALABASHES

Before nylon papers, jericans and silos were invented to spoil the soil, there were magical calabashes that stored everything that needed to be stored for livelihood. Guards were used to fetch water, ferment alcohol, store cereals, preserve milk and scoop things that can be scooped among other things. Different species of the same acted differently. A liquor guard had its trunk cut below to make sure that straws are well served and can be easily cleaned by entering the hand in. It was also of enlarged hips. They may have preceded pottery because of their lightness, availability and longevity if well kept. Different lids to make items safe from micro-organisms were used- a banana bud or a maize corn. They now lie neglected in the old grannary.

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