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Story: The Brachycerus used as a means of cure for little children; the same insect not used again when another child is ill
Title
The Brachycerus used as a means of cure for little children; the same insect not used again when another child is ill
Collection
Summary
A ceremony performed with the Brachycerus (African Ground Weevil) in order to preserve young babies from convulsions. In the Katkop dialect by Díä!kwãin (L V.-23. 5833-5840) The Brachycerus used to cure illness in little children. By /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-21. 7822-7825). The !nu !nurussi (or Brachycerus, or African ground weevil) eats the child's illness.
Comments
1) |han≠kass'o heard this from his mother (|xabbi-an) and observed it himself, 2) This story is found in Book VIII-21
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
24 October 1878
Categories
Custom and daily life, Healing and ailing
Keywords
insect (the Brachycerus, African ground weevil, or !nu !nurussi) , insect (used to cure children) , insect (used in healing) , healing (using the !nu !nurussi, Brachycerus, or African ground weevil) , healing (of sick children) , healing (ceremony) , children (that are ill) , children (are cured using the !nu !nurussi or Brachycerus, African ground weevil) , children (the !nu !nurussi is tied to their throat) , !nu !nurussi (the Brachycerus, or African ground weevil) , !nu !nurussi (used to cure little children) , !nu !nurussi (is tied on the child's throat) , !nu !nurussi (is placedopposite the side of the house) , !nu !nurussi (takes away illness) , !nu !nurussi (is used living) , !nu !nurussi (eats the child's illness) , !nu !nurussi (is not used again) , !nu !nurussi (is left alone after curing) , !nu !nurussi (ceremony performed with) , illness (the healing of a child using the !nu !nurussi, Brachycerus, or African ground weevil) , African ground weevil (or the !nu !nurussi or Brachycerus) , African ground weevil (used to heal a sick child) , African ground weevil (ceremony performed with) , name (of an insect used in healing of children) , name (the !nu !nurussi, Brachycerus, or African ground weevil)
Story Pages
7822-7825
