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Story: Some of the stars (their names)
Title
Some of the stars (their names)
Collection
Summary
Bushman names for Stars. Given by /han≠kass’o (L VIII.-32. 8826 rev., 8842 and 8843, 8841 rev. and 8842 rev.). The stars (in Orion's belt) are named according to the hunting of springbok.
Comments
1) p.8841v: |han≠kass'o heard this from his mother (|xabbi-an), 2) pp.8841v & 8842v: the stars are named according to the hunting of springbok, 3) This story is found in Book VIII-32
Contributors
|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)
Date
3 December 1879
Categories
Celestial bodies and aeroscopy
Keywords
stars (the names of) , stars (in Orion's belt) , stars (are named according to springbok or game hunting) , names (accounting for the giving of names to stars) , names (stars in Orion's belt named according to springbok hunting) , hunting (of game and the names of stars) , hunting (stars in Orion's belt named according to the hunting of springbok) , springbok (stars in Orion's belt named according to hunting of)
Story Pages
8842-8843
