the broom (Isaangù), between sacred and domestic in ciraamba society: Ethnographic study of material symbolic functions

In Ciraamba society, the broom (Isaangù) goes beyond its domestic function to become a veritable social and cultural symbol. An everyday object, it embodies cleanliness, order and harmony in the home. Each type of Isaangù corresponds to a specific space - kitchen, house, courtyard or great outdoors - and obeys strict rules of use based on the nature and sacredness of the place.Made from local materials such as palm and coconut leaves, bamboo and certain savannah grasses, they reflect ancestral know-how handed down from generation to generation. Its regular use reflects respect for social norms and the desire to maintain the balance of the domestic setting.But Isaangù is also an object of symbolic mediation: it marks the boundary between inside and outside, clean and unclean, domestic and wild. Through his gesture, he purifies, orders and links man to his environment. To study Isaangù is to understand how an ordinary object becomes the bearer of spiritual values and identity, revealing the depth of the link between material culture and symbolic organization in Ciraamba society.