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Juju sticks, Bafut, 1937-12

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043BB/104

Scope and Contents

40 x 62 mm. Two Juju sticks similar to the ones seen at Bafut only with different designs and on separate mounds with a buried spear between. Each should cover a human sacrifice but in these enlightened days goats were used instead. A small calabash toad in front of each stick and they contained Mimbo, it is 'Chief's Mimbo' as small pieces of grass are seen in the neck of the calabashes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1937-12

Creator

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Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2011-02-14 15:24:03+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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