Edited Video of Nyando Ya Kukwega Fishing Rituals

An annotated video documents the opening and closing prayer rituals for the Nyando ya Kukwega fishing method. The video, 55.1 KB in size, was contributed by Marie-Annick Moreau and last updated in June 2026. It captures Lumolumo making offerings and giving thanks to pond spirits, with dialogue in Ndengereko and Swahili.

Use Cases

• Analyze ritual speech patterns based on the described mix of Ndengereko and Swahili dialogue.
• Study the sequence of fishing-related rituals based on the described opening and closing prayer events.
• Document cultural practices and spiritual offerings associated with traditional fishing methods.
• Train computer vision models for cultural activity recognition based on annotated video frames.

Strengths

• Includes detailed annotations describing specific ritual actions and speech.
• Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0, allowing for non-commercial sharing and adaptation.
• Provides cultural context for a specific fishing practice (Nyando ya Kukwega).

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 55.1 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Marie-Annick Moreau via figshare.

Collection Method

Video recording and annotation of a cultural event.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 12:28:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Tanzania or East Africa, based on the Ndengereko language.