A video showing an initiate performing a ritual with a chicken on his head sparked mixed reactions as South Africans debated culture and tradition.

In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. Characterized by slit eyes, which appear as convex ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recently, Reddit community members were asked to share the wildest hazing ritual or initiation they've witnessed or experienced, ...

LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: Abuse, bizarre initiation rituals and misogyny are rampant at the nation's oldest and most prestigious university, according to a damning new report. The 200-page report, due ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "Yaka masks make their appearance ...

"Spectacular Display: The Art of Nkanu Initiation Rituals" includes carved wall panels, masks in wood and fiber, and sculptures in the round, used in the initiation rites of the Nkanu peoples of ...

Four men, including two Virginia State University students, have been charged with hazing in connection with an initiation ritual over the weekend that led to the apparent drowning deaths of two VSU ...