Natchamba | |
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Village | |
  Natchamba Location in Togo | |
| Coordinates: 9°24′N0°35′E / 9.400°N 0.583°E Coordinates: 9°24′N0°35′E / 9.400°N 0.583°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Kara Region |
| Prefecture | Bassar Prefecture |
| Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Time zone | UTC + 0 |
Natchamba is a village in the Bassar Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-western Togo. [1] [2]
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Awa, also known as the Awa Society, the Society of Masks, is an African mask and initiatory society of the Dogon people of Mali which is made up of circumcised men, and whose role is both ritual and political within Dogon society. The Awa Society takes an important role in Dogon religious affairs, and regularly preside over funereally rites and the dama ceremony—a ritual ceremony that marks the end of bereavement in Dogon country. This Society is one of the important aspect of Dogon religious life—which is primarily based on the worship of the single omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent Creator God Amma and the veneration of the ancestors. Although it is only one aspect of Dogon's religious sects, it is perhaps more well known than the others partly due to Dogon mask–dance culture which attracts huge tourism, and their masks highly sought after, and in fact, one of the first to be sought after by art collectors in the west.
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