{"id":3409,"date":"2025-06-30T08:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.kibu.ac.ke\/?p=3409"},"modified":"2025-12-25T07:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T07:05:07","slug":"examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3409\" class=\"elementor elementor-3409\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e00246 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e00246\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"ourgoal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c73b9c2\" data-id=\"c73b9c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770b2e56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"770b2e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cbf6be7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2cbf6be7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ffde72\" data-id=\"4ffde72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-318c2418 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"318c2418\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e76f869 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e76f869\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a78bb10 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a78bb10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f078c8e elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4f078c8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50429772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50429772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KIBU Authors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577668f2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"577668f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rispah Wepukhulu Namasaka<\/p><p>Margaret Matisi<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-564148fc elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"564148fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c92e4 elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d6c92e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irejournals.com\/paper-details\/1709042\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c80aa17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c80aa17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e0b0dd5 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2e0b0dd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e650b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e650b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d2bf42 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d2bf42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Symbolic objects in death rituals serve as crucial mediators between physical and spiritual realms, embodying complex cultural meanings that facilitate the deceased&#8217;s transition to ancestral status. This study examined the symbolic objects utilized in Tachoni last rituals for the transition of the dead to the spirit world, exploring their types, meanings, preparation protocols, and contemporary adaptations. A qualitative research design was employed with 200 purposively selected participants from Ndivisi location, Bungoma County, Kenya. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, observations, and questionnaires. Thematic analysis revealed six major categories of symbolic objects: traditional herbs and plants for purification and protection; oil lamps and lighting elements serving as spiritual guides; ceremonial cloths and textiles marking identity and status; sacred stones and natural materials connecting to ancestral power; ritual tools and instruments facilitating spiritual communication; and modern adaptations including photographs and religious texts. Each object category demonstrated specific preparation protocols, gender-based handling restrictions, and deep symbolic significance linked to Tachoni cosmology. Variations in object usage were primarily influenced by the deceased&#8217;s age, social status, cause of death, and regional differences. Despite modernization pressures, traditional objects maintain high spiritual efficacy, though adaptations include the incorporation of modern materials and Christian or Islamic elements. The study reveals how symbolic objects function as dynamic cultural technologies that negotiate between tradition and modernity while maintaining core spiritual functions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 KIBU Authors Rispah Wepukhulu Namasaka Margaret Matisi VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract Symbolic objects in death rituals serve as crucial mediators between physical and spiritual realms, embodying complex cultural meanings that facilitate the deceased&#8217;s transition to ancestral status. This study examined the symbolic objects utilized in Tachoni last rituals for the transition of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research-list"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"2025 KIBU Authors Rispah Wepukhulu Namasaka Margaret Matisi VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract Symbolic objects in death rituals serve as crucial mediators between physical and spiritual realms, embodying complex cultural meanings that facilitate the deceased&#8217;s transition to ancestral status. This study examined the symbolic objects utilized in Tachoni last rituals for the transition of the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-30T08:20:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-25T07:05:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"kibabii\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"kibabii\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"kibabii\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#\/schema\/person\/762b66d8a9aeb22a7fae044eea3f7cb6\"},\"headline\":\"Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-30T08:20:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-25T07:05:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/\"},\"wordCount\":251,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Research List\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/\",\"name\":\"Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-30T08:20:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-25T07:05:07+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Faculty News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/faculty-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/\",\"name\":\"Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KIbabii-Logo-1024x923-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KIbabii-Logo-1024x923-1.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":923,\"caption\":\"Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#\/schema\/person\/762b66d8a9aeb22a7fae044eea3f7cb6\",\"name\":\"kibabii\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1290ba6f5d0e2707a88baa0e2f5a00b8214d0c1dce43336da834b265d51f88f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1290ba6f5d0e2707a88baa0e2f5a00b8214d0c1dce43336da834b265d51f88f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"kibabii\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/author\/kibabii\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences","og_description":"2025 KIBU Authors Rispah Wepukhulu Namasaka Margaret Matisi VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract Symbolic objects in death rituals serve as crucial mediators between physical and spiritual realms, embodying complex cultural meanings that facilitate the deceased&#8217;s transition to ancestral status. This study examined the symbolic objects utilized in Tachoni last rituals for the transition of the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/","og_site_name":"Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences","article_published_time":"2025-06-30T08:20:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-25T07:05:07+00:00","author":"kibabii","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"kibabii","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/"},"author":{"name":"kibabii","@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#\/schema\/person\/762b66d8a9aeb22a7fae044eea3f7cb6"},"headline":"Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead","datePublished":"2025-06-30T08:20:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-25T07:05:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/"},"wordCount":251,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Research List"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/","url":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/","name":"Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-30T08:20:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-25T07:05:07+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/examination-of-symbolic-objects-used-in-tachoni-last-rituals-for-transition-of-the-dead\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Faculty News","item":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/faculty-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Examination of Symbolic Objects Used in Tachoni Last Rituals for Transition of the Dead"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#website","url":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/","name":"Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#organization","name":"Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences","url":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KIbabii-Logo-1024x923-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KIbabii-Logo-1024x923-1.png","width":1024,"height":923,"caption":"Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#\/schema\/person\/762b66d8a9aeb22a7fae044eea3f7cb6","name":"kibabii","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1290ba6f5d0e2707a88baa0e2f5a00b8214d0c1dce43336da834b265d51f88f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1290ba6f5d0e2707a88baa0e2f5a00b8214d0c1dce43336da834b265d51f88f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"kibabii"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass"],"url":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/author\/kibabii\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3409"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4561,"href":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3409\/revisions\/4561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}