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Story: Pieces of wood for divining, or |xu
Title
Pieces of wood for divining, or |xu
Collection
Summary
A description of the set of wood pieces (or |xu) used by the !kun for divining. This set of pieces is said to assent 'to me about the thing'. The set consist of four pieces – two male and two female. The Makoba call the set |nu |num, although the boys say it is a 'Bushman institution'.
Comments
1) See also The pieces of wood used by the Bushmen of !nanni's country for divining future events, 2) This story is found in Book XI & XII-6
Contributors
Date
18 August 1880
Categories
Custom and daily life, Artefact and dress, Portention, Relations with others
Keywords
divining (methods) , divining (what is used for) , divining (by the !kun) , divining (the wood pieces used for) , divining ('assents to me about the thing') , divining (the set of pieces, or |xu) , divining (four pieces – two male and two female) , divining (the Makoba call the set |nu |num) , divining (it is a 'Bushman institution') , !kun (use a set of divining pieces, or |xu) , Makoba (they call the set of divining pieces |nu |num) , wood (a set of pieces used by the !kun for divining) , wood (about the set of pieces called |xu) , portention (divining methods used by the !kun) , portention (a set of pieces for divining called |xu) , future (the set of divining pieces, or |xu)
Story Pages
9546v
