Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1976 - Natural history |
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... diviner , the umhlwayelelo ceremony , in which the calabash formed part of the offerings to ' river people ' . The diviner prepared two dry calabashes with the help of the initiate . The calabashes were cut open at the neck with a knife ...
... diviner , the umhlwayelelo ceremony , in which the calabash formed part of the offerings to ' river people ' . The diviner prepared two dry calabashes with the help of the initiate . The calabashes were cut open at the neck with a knife ...
Page 47
... diviner described the ' calabash of the spirits ' , isigubhu somoya or umvumangoma , as a hollowed - out gourd , to which a stick covered with leopard skin was attached . This the diviner used for divination , which Schlosser defined as ...
... diviner described the ' calabash of the spirits ' , isigubhu somoya or umvumangoma , as a hollowed - out gourd , to which a stick covered with leopard skin was attached . This the diviner used for divination , which Schlosser defined as ...
Page 255
... diviner , who divined an answer from their rattling ( Krige 1950 : 300 ) . Sticks , izibulo , were ordered to be cut by the izinyanga zesithupha diviners , who required their clients to beat the ground with the sticks to help the diviner ...
... diviner , who divined an answer from their rattling ( Krige 1950 : 300 ) . Sticks , izibulo , were ordered to be cut by the izinyanga zesithupha diviners , who required their clients to beat the ground with the sticks to help the diviner ...
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