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Story: Mr G. Stow's picture no. 3 (the ||ken dance)
Title
Mr G. Stow's picture no. 3 (the ||ken dance)
Collection
Summary
The Bushman Doctor or Sorcerer (who may be of either sex.) By /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-20. 7757-7762, 7768-7774). Remarks upon sorcerers, their dress, etc. (in explanation of one of Mr Stow’s copies of Bushman paintings), by Díä!kwãin. (L V.-10. 4750, 4755-4757.) A curious description of a dance and other doings of sorcerers was given in explanation of No. 3 of Mr Stow’s copies of Bushman paintings (L V.-22. 5755-5775). Further details regarding sorcerers (suggested by Mr J.M. Orpen’s copy of Bushman paintings – published in the Cape Monthly Magazine for July, 1874.) were also given by Díä!kwãin (L V.-25. 6008-6013). An explanation of Stow's picture no. 3 showing a healer's ||ken dance which features a man and woman and a male steenbok. The man in front is the healer. He is dancing and teaching his art to the others.
Comments
1) See also Sorcerers and the ||ken dance and Picture of Mr Orpen's, 2) This story is found in Book V-22
Contributors
Date
December 1875
Categories
Custom and daily life, Healing and ailing
Keywords
rock art (no. 3 of Mr Stow’s copies of Bushman paintings) , rock art (explanation of Stow's picture no. 3) , painting (rock) , painting (Stow's picture no. 3) , painting (of sorcerer's ||ken dance) , painting (explanation of) , sorcerers (and Stow's picture no. 3 of sorcerer's ||ken dance) , sorcerers (or healers) , sorcerers (show people how to dance) , sorcerers (are 'great') , sorcerers (dance first) , sorcerers (how they teach) , sorcerers (their actions and work) , sorcerers (learning to be a sorcerer) , sorcerers (their dancing apparel and dress) , sorcerers (wear steenbok) , sorcerers (and the male steenbok) , sorcerers (teach sorcery through dance) , sorcerers (their dancing stick) , sorcerers (are 'great men') , sorcerers (stand in front) , dance (of sorcerers) , dance (called the ||ken) , dance (and Stow's picture no. 3 of sorcerer's ||ken dance) , ||ken dance (of sorcerers) , ||ken dance (teaching and learning) , ||ken dance (and Stow's picture no. 3) , ||ken dance (an explanation of) , ||ken dance (and teaching sorcery) , ||ken dance (the dress worn and apparel of) , ||ken dance (and gender) , ||ken dance (the movements and actions performed during) , dress (sorcerers wear steenbok in their dance) , dress (worn by sorcerers in their ||ken dance) , dress (and Stow's picture no. 3 of sorcerer's ||ken dance) , teaching (sorcerers teach sorcery through dance) , teaching (learning to be a sorcerer and the ||ken dance) , teaching (and Stow's picture no. 3 of sorcerer's ||ken dance) , name (of the sorcerer's dance is ||ken) , name (and Stow's picture no. 3 of sorcerer's ||ken dance) , steenbok (and the ||ken dress) , steenbok (sorcerers wear steenbok in the ||ken dance) , steenbok (male) , steenbok (and Stow's picture no. 3 of sorcerer's ||ken dance) , stick (the sorcerer's dancing stick) , stick (and Stow's picture no. 3 of sorcerer's ||ken dance) , healer (sorcerer) , healer (teaches others in the ||ken dance) , healer (and Stow's picture no. 3 of sorcerer's ||ken dance)
Story Pages
5755-5760
