Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : from observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan (1911)
Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936, Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936, inscriber. DSI, Nebb, C.H.S., former owner. DSI, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · London : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 63
ISLANDS OF THE VICTORIA NYANZA 47 IV Fetish huts are of two kinds. One consists of a hut constructed of dried grass surmounted by a tall spire ; the offering or charm (daua) is placed within the hut. … A Fetish Hut made of Crrass (Island of Buvuma). Offerings of food and drink are placed in such huts. This is the way the spirits are worshipped. These huts are placed outside villages ; often in the forest. The other kind is a hollow cone of grass shaped like an inverted funnel suspended from the…
Natural history · Indigenous peoples · Ethnology
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