Fingo witch doctor, Peddie, Ciskei [historic title], 1948
Scope and Contents
'The Fingo and Xosa diviners are similar in their dress, wearing a tall hat of animal skin, white beads over the eyes, and at the throat a white shirt surmounted by a kilt of animal skin strips. On one wrist is worn a long string of white beads coiled in a neat band. This is first assumed after the diviner had the dream which marked him or her off as a future diviner. This white band of beads is the first indication to the community that the wearer has been selected by the spirits to become a diviner.'
Dates
- Creation: 1948
Creator
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Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2014-12-10 14:14:38+00:00
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